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<journal-meta>
<journal-id journal-id-type="publisher">JOHS</journal-id>
<journal-id journal-id-type="nlm-ta">Journ of Health Scien</journal-id>
<journal-title-group>
<journal-title>Journal of HealthCare Sciences</journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title abbrev-type="pubmed">Journ of Health Scien</abbrev-journal-title>
</journal-title-group>
<issn pub-type="ppub">2231-2196</issn>
<issn pub-type="opub">0975-5241</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name>Radiance Research Academy</publisher-name>
</publisher>
</journal-meta>
<article-meta>
<article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">101</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">http://dx.doi.org/10.52533/JOHS.2022.21105</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi-url"/>
<article-categories>
<subj-group subj-group-type="heading">
<subject>Dentistry</subject>
</subj-group>
</article-categories>
<title-group>
<article-title>Awareness of Oral Health in Diabetic Patients in Saudi Arabia
</article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname>Jar</surname>
<given-names>Alabbas</given-names>
</name>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname>Ibrahim</surname>
<given-names>Abdulrahman</given-names>
</name>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname>Alshehri</surname>
<given-names>Ali</given-names>
</name>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname>Alrumyyan</surname>
<given-names>Norah</given-names>
</name>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname>AlSaif</surname>
<given-names>Etemad</given-names>
</name>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname>Alshahrani</surname>
<given-names>Khozam</given-names>
</name>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname>Basakran</surname>
<given-names>Bader</given-names>
</name>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname>Algamdi</surname>
<given-names>Mohammad</given-names>
</name>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname>Albrahimi</surname>
<given-names>Deemah</given-names>
</name>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname>Almomen</surname>
<given-names>Malak</given-names>
</name>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname>Abualjadael</surname>
<given-names>Aseel</given-names>
</name>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<pub-date pub-type="ppub">
<day>8</day>
<month>11</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>2</volume>
<issue>11</issue>
<fpage>361</fpage>
<lpage>366</lpage>
<permissions>
<copyright-statement>This article is copyright of Popeye Publishing, 2009</copyright-statement>
<copyright-year>2009</copyright-year>
<license license-type="open-access" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/">
<license-p>This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) Licence. You may share and adapt the material, but must give appropriate credit to the source, provide a link to the licence, and indicate if changes were made.</license-p>
</license>
</permissions>
<abstract>
<p>Diabetes mellitus (DM) consists of a clinically heterogenous array of metabolic conditions hallmarked by hyperglycemia caused by defective insulin secretion, action, or both. DM can cause various oral complications such as salivary gland dysfunction, infections including candidiasis, delayed wound healing, increased caries susceptibility, gingival and periodontal diseases, lichen planus and burning mouth disorders. Inadequate oral public health awareness of the connection between diabetes and oro-dental health issues has been noted in many studies from across the globe. Based on the current literature, it is evident that oral health is not prioritized by the majority of diabetic patients in Saudi Arabia. Saudi diabetic patients with lesser education demonstrate lower awareness levels about oral health issues in general. Similarly, more older patients have been seen to possess less oral health awareness relative to their younger counterparts. Further, they have been found to be less compliant towards meeting dental appointment targets and adopting recommended oral hygiene practices as compared to other populations studied in the Western nations. Also, non-professional advice has been noted as the dominant outlet of dental health information in case of most Saudi patients with diabetes. It is vital to reinforce the need for routinely visits to dentists for education on oral health when patients visit their diabetic clinic. Organization of structured patient education programs targeting all age groups and different types of diabetes is necessary to improve oral health awareness. It is also vital that individuals are provided with the latest recommendations on methods to practice oral health related self-care techniques in order to minimize the risk of periodontal destruction and tooth loss, thereby reducing the burden of dental illnesses on the Saudi health infrastructure.
</p>
</abstract>
<kwd-group>
<kwd>diabetes mellitus</kwd>
<kwd> Saudi Arabia</kwd>
<kwd> oral health awareness</kwd>
<kwd> dental health awareness</kwd>
</kwd-group>
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</front>
</article>