Periodontal status in adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes mellitus in a South African study population

Periodontal disease (PD) can be considered a comorbidity of diabetes mellitus1. The relationship between Type I Diabetesmellitus (T1DM) and periodontal disease (PD) has been less extensively studied compared to Type II Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM). According to the International Diabetic Federation , the number of children and adolescents with type 1 diabetesin 2021 was 1.2 million people with 184,100 newly diagnosed cases each year2. This study investigated the periodontal status of adolescents with type 1 Diabetes in a South African population.