Prevalence of true combined endodontic-periodontal lesions in adult patients with and without diabetes: A cross sectional survey

Abstract

Aim: To investigate the prevalence of true combined endodontic-periodontal lesions in adult patients with diabetes and compare them with normal patients of the same age group.Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on a sample of 152 patients that was divided into two equal groups: Group A (diabetic group) and Group B (control group). Clinical and radiographic examination were done to accurately detect the true combined endodontic-periodontal lesions. Data were then collected and statistically analyzed.Results: True combined endodontic periodontal lesions in group A were significantly higher than group B with percentage of 13.15% and 6.58% respectively (p