The Prevalence of Median Rhomboid Glossitis in Diabetic Patients: A Case-Control Study
نویسندگان
1 Department of Oral Pathology
2 Dentist, Shiraz, Iran
3 Department of Oral Medicine
4 Department of Oral Prosthodontics, Dental School, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
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چکیده
Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is one of the most common disorders of endocrine glands which has aworldwide distribution and is a risk factor for oral pathology so; the purpose of the present study was to investigatethe association between median rhomboid glossitis (MRG) and DM.Methods: We examined 202 Iranian patients with DM aged 10-86 years and 261 healthy subjects aged 10-28years and the diagnosis of MRG was made based on clinical features.Results: The examination indicated that 13 (6.43%) diabetic patients and 4 (1.53%) of control group had MRG.There was a significant difference in the prevalence of MRG, between patients and control group. MRG showedno association with other variables (age, sex, duration of DM, drugs, FBS, A1C).Conclusion: In the present study the prevalence of MRG in diabetics was much higher than that of controls.
