What are the dental problems that can affect diabetics?
Diabetics are likely to suffer from the following dental problems if they do not control their sugar level. • Dry mouth – lack of control of sugar level will reduce the saliva flow thereby resulting in Dry Mouth. Dry mouth leads to infections, soreness, ulcers, and tooth decay. • Candidiasis or oral thrush – in order to fight various infections the diabetics often take antibiotics and this weakens their immune system thereby exposing themselves for getting infected in their mouths and tongue and this is known as candidiasis or Oral Thrush. The fungus Candida albicans responsible for thrush outgrow at high glucose levels in the saliva that prevails normally in uncontrolled diabetics. • Delayed healing of oral tissues – the diabetics take longer time to heal if they undergo oral surgery or any other dental procedures; this is mainly because of the reduced blood flow to the area of treatments. • Cavities – many types of bacteria resides in your mouth. These bacteria interact with the star
