Title

Oral health awareness: Periodontitis among diabetic patients in Chhattisgarh, India

Authors

Shashank Agrawal^1,*, Vineeta Gupta¹, Manisha Kumari¹, Deepesh Kumar Gupta², Komal Sihani³ & Neha Sahu¹

Affiliation

¹Department of Periodontics, Government Dental College, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India; ²Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Prosthodontics and Implantology, Government Dental College, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India; ³Department of Periodontics, Triveni Institute of Dental Sciences, Hospital & Research Centre, Bilaspur Chhattisgarh, India ,Chhattisgarh, India; *Corresponding author

Email

Shashank Agrawal - E-mail: shashanka202@gmail.com

Vineeta Gupta - E-mail: vineeta.singh76@cg.gov.in
Manisha Kumari - E-mail: whymanisha@gmail.com
Deepesh Kumar Gupta - E-mail: deepesh.gupta78@cgeauth.nic.in
Komal Sihani - E-mail: komalsihani274@gmail.com
Neha Sahu - E-mail: neha250579@gmail.com

Article Type

Research Article

Date

Received June 1, 2025; Revised June 30, 2025; Accepted June 30, 2025, Published June 30, 2025
 

Abstract

Awareness on diabetes–periodontitis association among 300 patients (150 diabetic, 150 non-diabetic) attending a tertiary care center in Chhattisgarh is of interest. Only 36% of diabetic participants recognized this link, while 76% of all respondents were unaware of the systemic impact of poor oral hygiene. A mere 24.7% of diabetic individuals had ever been referred to a dentist by a physician. Oral hygiene practices and perceived risk awareness were notably low among both groups. These findings underscore the need for inter-disciplinary efforts and targeted awareness programs to address oral-systemic health gaps.

Keywords

Awareness, diabetes mellitus, tribal, hyperglycemia, periodontitis

Citation

Agrawal et al. Bioinformation 21(6): 1304-1309 (2025)

Edited by

P Kangueane

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.