Authors
L Darré, J-N Vergnes, P Gourdy, M Sixou
Publication date
2008/11/1
Source
Diabetes & metabolism
Volume
34
Issue
5
Pages
497-506
Publisher
Elsevier Masson
Description
AIM
There is growing evidence that periodontal disease may favour the incidence or aggravation of diabetes and its complications. To investigate the issue, we conducted a meta-analysis of the effect of periodontal therapy on glycaemic control in diabetic patients.
METHODS
A literature search was carried out using seven databases (Medline, EMBASE, LILACS, The Cochrane Library, Pascal, IADR Abstracts and Current Contents), with no language restrictions. We followed the QUOROM-recommended standards for improving the quality of reporting meta-analyses of interventional studies.
RESULTS
Twenty-five studies, involving 976 subjects altogether, were included in the present systematic review. Of these, nine studies, involving a total of 485 patients, were controlled trials and were included in the meta-analysis. The standardized mean difference in HbA1c with the treatment of periodontal disease was 0.46 (95 …
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L Darré, JN Vergnes, P Gourdy, M Sixou - Diabetes & metabolism, 2008