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RAJIV GANDHI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES KARNATKA, BANGALORE ANNEXURE-11 PROFORMA FOR REGISTRATION OF SUBJECTS FOR DISSERTATION

DR. R.KOLAPPAN 1. NAME OF THE POST GRADUATE STUDENT, CANDIDATE AND DEPT. OF ORAL MEDICINE & RADIOLOGY ADDRESS THE OXFORD DENTAL COLLEGE, BOMMANAHALLI, HOSUR ROAD, BANGALORE-560068.

THE OXFORD DENTAL COLLEGE, 2. NAME OF THE BOMMANAHALLI, INSTITUTION HOSUR ROAD, BANGALORE-560068.

3. COURSE OF THE MASTER OF DENTAL SURGERY STUDY AND SUBJECT DEPARTMENT OF ORAL MEDICINE AND RADIOLOGY 4. DATE OF ADMISSION TO COURSE MAY – 2012 5. TITLE OF TOPIC INCIDENCE OF UNDIAGNOSED DIABETIC MELLITUS AMONGST DENTAL PATIENTS AND ASSESSMENT OF ORAL MANIFESTATIONS

6 Brief Resume Of Intended Work

6.1 Need For The Study:

Diabetes mellitus is a group of metabolic disease characterized by

hyperglycemia, resulting from defects in insulin secretion, insulin action or both.

Diabetes is often asymptomatic in its early stage and can remain undiagnosed for many

years1.

The Association between oral manifestations and diabetes is well known and

also the presence of one promotes the other, dentists are likely to encounter an increased

number of undiagnosed diabetic patients. Screening for diabetes in a dental set up would

allow earlier recognition of cases. The early diagnosis of diabetes may help to prevent its

long term complications. By simple blood investigations dentist can diagnose the diabetic

patients in their dental set up. Hence dentist can reduce the morbidity and mortality

associated with diabetes and by referring patients with signs and symptoms of oral

complication suggestive of diabetes to physicians for further evaluation1.

The purpose of this study is to assess the incidence of undiagnosed diabetes

mellitus in dental out patients and to determine any associated oral manifestations

amongst them.

Review of literature: 6.2 A study was performed on undiagnosed diabetic patients with periodontal disease, which

included 11,375 participants who received a base line dental evaluation. Those with

periodontal disease were older, male, non-white, smokers and of lower socio-economic