Journal of Public Health Dentistry
Volume 67, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 171-173

Periodontal disease among adult, new-immigrant, Chinese Americans in Boston with and without diabetes - A brief communication (Conference Paper)

Leong P.* , Tumanyan S. , Blicher B. , Yeung A. , Joshipura K.
  • a Department of Oral Health Policy and Epidemiology, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, 188 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, Department of Oral Health Policy and Epidemiology, Harvard School of Dental Medicine
  • b Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, University of Puerto Rico
  • c Harvard School of Dental Medicine
  • d Harvard Medical School, South Cove Community Health Center
  • e Department of Oral Health Policy and Epidemiology, School of Dentistry, University of Puerto Rico

Abstract

Objectives: We compared the periodontal disease levels in a population of low socioeconomic status (SES), urban, adult, Chinese American immigrants with and without type 2 diabetes. Methods: Dental records of 51 diabetic adults were compared with 102 nondiabetic controls from South Cove Community Health Center, Boston, MA, cross-matched by age and gender. Results: Our results showed that the proportion of sites with bone loss greater than 5 mm in the mesial areas of teeth was significantly correlated with higher glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) (r = 0.35, P-value = 0.01). The number of teeth with mesial bone loss of greater than 5 mm was correlated to increasing HbA1c (r = 0.37, P-value = 0.01). Conclusions: Our preliminary data showed that mesial bone loss greater than 5 mm was correlated with inadequate control of diabetes. The implications and recommendations for the dental care of immigrant Chinese Americans with diabetes were discussed. © 2007, American Association of Public Health Dentistry.

Author Keywords

Oral disease Boston diabetes Chinese American

Index Keywords

urban population China non insulin dependent diabetes mellitus Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 human osteolysis statistics Alveolar Bone Loss periodontal disease Aged Tooth Loss ethnology United States Humans glycosylated hemoglobin Hemoglobin A, Glycosylated Asian Americans male Asian American female Conference Paper Retrospective Studies blood migration Emigration and Immigration social class retrospective study Boston
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DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-7325.2007.00042.x
ISSN: 00224006
Cited by: 5
Original Language: English