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  Pathways of Periodontal Disease and Alveolar Bone Loss in Type II Diabetes

  By Paul J. Flaer, David J. DePorter, Jai Parkash

  Abstract: or poorly-controlled type II diabetes often exhibits a high morbidity of periodontal pathology. Food impaction in defective restorations or open proximal contacts often leads to infection, carious lesions, periodontitis, alveolar bone loss and often tooth loss. An iatrogenic injury occurs when restorations are defective, fractures, or have open proximal contacts and are not planned to be repaired or replaced. In addition to having poor therapeutic outcomes, defective restorations or open …

  Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Dentistry · Vol. 4, Issue 3, 2013 · pp. 28–35 Read article →