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During the end of the first visit patients received professional oral hygiene instructions.Analysis of the clinical research in both groups showed no differences for Decayed- Missing- Filled teeth index and Dental Treatment Index. The evaluation was done during clinical examination: teeth condition, oral hygiene. The research was conducted within two visits. 57 patients with type 1 diabetes and 31 healthy declared their contribution to the research. The aim of the study is both assessing the oral cavity status of that group of patients to clearly identify their treatment needs and the effectiveness of implementation of oral hygiene training. Diabetes essentially influences gingival disease, periodontal disease, saliva secretion disorders and its parameters. Medical health care providers were failing to provide the necessary information regarding these issues when compared to dentists.ĭiabetes mellitus is a civilization disease which affects increasing number of people. However, insulin users were more aware of the interaction between oral health and DM (p>0.05), and were more likely to consider their oral health as “poor” (p>0.05).Ĭonclusions: DM patients’ awareness of the effect of DM on oral health was higher than that of the effect of oral health on DM management. The patients with Type 1 and Type 2 DM had similar perceptions about their oral health status (p=0.15>0.05). Even though 62.5% were aware of oral complications of DM, only 46.3% knew that oral health may affect DM. DM patients rarely received guidance from their health care professionals regarding their oral health (28.3%). Only 12.9% had regular dental visits and 37.5% reported their oral health as “poor”. Two thirds of the patients had tooth loss 65% brushed daily and used toothpick for interproximal cleaning (35%). Results: The patients’ mean age was 52.85 years the majority had Type 2 DM (72.1%) and 61.7% were females. Data were analyzed with Chi- square test p was set as 0.05. Dental status of each patient was recorded. Material and Methods: Total of 240 DM patients presenting to a university outpatient dental facility for routine care completed a self-administered questionnaire about demographic-socioeconomic characteristics, oral health care and awareness on oral complications of DM. Background/Aim: The aim was to evaluate Diabetes Mellitus (DM) patients’ awareness of their risk for oral and dental complications, to evaluate their oral health behaviors, assess their sources of related information, and to detect the influence of their awareness on oral health and dental management.