The Mayo Clinic says, “Periodontitis tends to be more severe among people who have diabetes because diabetes lowers the ability to resist infection and slows healing. An infection such as periodontitis may also cause your blood sugar level to rise, which makes your diabetes more difficult to control.”

Approximately 57 million Americans who have pre-diabetes do not know that diabetes makes them more susceptible to periodontal disease and tooth loss. Most of them don’t even know that they have pre-diabetes.

1. Diabetes is a risk factor for periodontal disease (gum disease).
2. People with diabetes have a higher risk for developing infections, including periodontal disease.
3. Chronic periodontal disease can disrupt the control of diabetes.
4. People with Type II diabetes are three (3) times as likely to develop periodontal disease as those who do not have diabetes.
5. Smokers with diabetes increase their risk of tooth loss by 20 times. [Read more →]

The American Diabetes Association statistics indicate that 17 million people in the United States have diabetes and more than five million of those people are not aware that they have the disease.

1. Diabetics with high blood glucose levels for an extended time can contract periodontal disease.
2. People with Type II diabetes are three times as likely to develop periodontal disease as those who do not have diabetes.
3. Smokers with diabetes increase their risk of tooth loss by 20 times.
4. Chronic periodontal disease can disrupt the control of diabetes. [Read more →]