Periodontal status and selected cultivable anaerobic microflora of XXXX -dependent juvenile diabetics.

@entity1 @entity527 @entity6 @entity2690 @entity92 @entity10273 @entity2523
The periodontal status and subgingival microflora of @entity2690 -dependent @entity6 ( @entity6 ) @entity1 (n = 16, mean age = 11.3) were compared with that of their non- @entity6 cohabiting healthy siblings (HS, n = 16, mean age = 13.2). @entity6 @entity1 were monitored every 3 months for levels of glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) and clinical and microbial parameters were measured 6 weeks before drawing blood for levels of HbA1c (M% = 8.76). Clinical indices, measured for the entire permanent dentition, included: @entity92 ( @entity92 ), @entity10273 ( @entity10273 ), sulcus bleeding index (SBI), and plaque index (PI). @entity527 samples were obtained at 2 sites from each subject; whenever possible, the site with the deepest @entity92 and the mesial aspect of the maxillary right first molar were used. Microbial analyses were determined by cultural characteristics and biochemical tests. No significant differences were detected in any of the clinical indices for the entire dentition. The mean @entity10273 for @entity6 sites was 2.32 +/- 0.83 mm and for HS sites was 2.2 +/- 0.85 mm. Mean percentage of total cultivable anaerobic microflora included Capnocytophaga spp. ( @entity6 , 13.21%; HS, 11%) and @entity2523 ( @entity6 , 5.1%; HS, 7.9%). Differences between the two groups were not statistically significant. When cluster analysis was performed on sampled sites, one cluster group in @entity6 @entity1 showed significantly elevated @entity2523 and lower Capnocytophaga spp. levels as compared to the overall mean. The clinical parameters of this cluster were characterized by statistically significant greater loss of attachment and @entity92 . These data would suggest few differences between @entity6 @entity1 and their HS in this population.
