Gingival Disease Co-occurrent with Diabetes Mellitus: Causes and Management
1. Introduction to Diabetic Gingival Disease Gingival disease co-occurrent with diabetes mellitus represents a complex, amplified state of periodontal inflammation driven by chronic systemic metabolic dysfunction. While bacterial plaque remains the primary initiator of the disease, the physiological alterations caused by sustained hyperglycemia severely compromise the host’s immune response, accelerating tissue degradation and impairing standard … Read more