Are diabetics at greater risk for getting dental cavities?
Diabetics have high glucose content in their saliva which helps in the thriving of bacteria thereby resulting in gum disease as well as cavities. The diabetic patient takes frequent meals during the day which again results in the growth of bacteria and cavities development. On the other hand the diabetics are more knowledgeable about this condition and also diet that they have to eat to control their diabetes. This will reduce the sugar content in their saliva. The probability of getting tooth decay and gum diseases for a person with controlled diabetes is more or less the same as a person without diabetes. Hence it is important that a diabetic follows good oral hygiene and control his glucose level to avoid gum diseases and cavities.
