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ArticleJournal of periodontal & implant science2021

Subgingival pathogens in chronic periodontitis patients affected by type 2 diabetes mellitus: a retrospective case-control study.

Marco Montevecchi, Leoluca Valeriani, Maria Rosaria Gatto, Giovanni D'Alessandro, Gabriela Piana

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Article in Journal of periodontal & implant science, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03786133 (The Subgingival Microbiota in Chronic Periodontitis Patients Affected by Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus), which is not on this map. Cited by 9 papers.

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NCT03786133 completednot on this map

The Subgingival Microbiota in Chronic Periodontitis Patients Affected by Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: a Retrospective Comparative Study

TypeobservationalSponsorUniversity of BolognaRan2016 to 2016Enrolled40ConditionsChronic Periodontitis, Type 2 Diabetes MellitusArmsAnalysis of microbiological tests
3 · Its place in the literature

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Marco MontevecchiDivision of Periodontology and Implantology, Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, School of Dentistry, Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy. m.montevecchi@unibo.it.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7312-802X
Leoluca ValerianiDivision of Periodontology and Implantology, Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, School of Dentistry, Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3097-9670
Maria Rosaria GattoDepartment of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, School of Dentistry, Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0216-9056
Giovanni D'AlessandroDentistry Service for Patients with Special Needs, Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, School of Dentistry, Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0628-5249
Gabriela PianaDentistry Service for Patients with Special Needs, Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, School of Dentistry, Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7751-2501
University of Bologna · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe aim of this study was to compare the prevalence and bacterial load of 6 main periodontal pathogens between pairs of periodontal patients with and without type 2 diabetes mellitus.

methodsTwenty patients affected by chronic periodontitis and type 2 diabetes were retrospectively selected and matched to 20 patients without diabetes on the basis of the degree and severity of periodontal disease. Microbiological data of subgingival biofilms were analysed and compared for the examined pathogens:

resultsThe pairs were balanced in terms of demographic and clinical parameters, except for bleeding on probing and suppuration. In the microbiological test sites (4 for each patient), the mean probing pocket depth was 6.34±1.63 mm in patients with diabetes and 6.41±1.78 mm in patients without diabetes. No significant difference between pairs in the prevalence of

conclusionsThis retrospective matched study supports the hypothesis that microbiological differences exist among periodontal patients with and without diabetes mellitus.

trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03786133.

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MicrobiologyPeriodontitisTannerella forsythiaType 2 diabetes

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