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ArticleJournal of research in medical sciences : the official journal of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences2022

Effects of melatonin supplementation in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and chronic periodontitis under nonsurgical periodontal therapy: A double-blind randomized controlled trial.

Hadi Bazyar, Ahmad Zare Javid, Mehrnoosh Zakerkish, Hojat Allah Yousefimanesh, Mohammad Hosein Haghighi-Zadeh

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Article in Journal of research in medical sciences : the official journal of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Hadi BazyarHealth Research Institute, Diabetes Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.
Ahmad Zare JavidNutrition and Metabolic Diseases Research Center, Clinical Sciences Research Institute, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.
Mehrnoosh ZakerkishHealth Research Institute, Diabetes Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.
Hojat Allah YousefimaneshDepartment of Periodontology, School of Dentistry, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.
Mohammad Hosein Haghighi-ZadehDepartment of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.
Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences · IRDiabetes Research CenterMetabolic Diseases Research Center

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of melatonin supplementation along with nonsurgical periodontal therapy (NSPT) in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and chronic periodontitis (CP). Materials and Methods: The present study was a double-blind clinical trial. Fifty diabetic patients with periodontitis were randomly allocated to control ( Results: Forty-four patients (22 patients in each group) completed the study. In the intervention group, a significant reduction was observed in HbA1c ( Conclusion: The adjunct therapy of NSPT and melatonin may be useful in controlling the glycemic index, lipid profile, BP, and weight in T2DM with CP.

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Blood glucosemelatoninobesityperiodontal diseaseserum lipidstype 2 diabetes mellitus

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PMID36092489
PMCPMC9450249
OpenAlexW4288770717

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