TY - JOUR
T1 - Assessment and Management of Patients with Diabetes Mellitus in the Dental Office
AU - Lalla, Evanthia
AU - Lamster, Ira B.
PY - 2012/10
Y1 - 2012/10
N2 - Diabetes mellitus is a serious chronic disease that affects many dental patients. Dental professionals have the potential and responsibility to assume an active role in the early identification, assessment, and management of their patients who present with or are at risk of developing diabetes. Close maintenance, meticulous monitoring of individual patient needs, and close collaboration with other health care professionals involved in the care will enable better control of the oral complications of diabetes and contribute to the better management of the patient's overall health status.
AB - Diabetes mellitus is a serious chronic disease that affects many dental patients. Dental professionals have the potential and responsibility to assume an active role in the early identification, assessment, and management of their patients who present with or are at risk of developing diabetes. Close maintenance, meticulous monitoring of individual patient needs, and close collaboration with other health care professionals involved in the care will enable better control of the oral complications of diabetes and contribute to the better management of the patient's overall health status.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.cden.2012.07.008
DO - 10.1016/j.cden.2012.07.008
M3 - Review article
C2 - 23017553
AN - SCOPUS:84866598580
SN - 0011-8532
VL - 56
SP - 819
EP - 829
JO - Dental Clinics of North America
JF - Dental Clinics of North America
IS - 4
ER -
