Bonn: New guideline combines diabetes and periodontitis for better protection!

Bonn: New guideline combines diabetes and periodontitis for better protection!

The new S2K guideline "Diabetes and Periodontitis", which was presented at the University Hospital Bonn (UKB), proves how closely these two widespread diseases are connected. Prof. Søren Jepsen, director of the parodontology polyclinic, underlines that diabetes mellitus can negatively influence periodontitis and vice versa. A poor blood sugar setting often leads to an unfavorable condition of the gums, which complicates the treatment. These interactions increase the risk of diabetes complications and affect general health. The UKB strives through this guideline to optimize prevention, diagnostics and therapy and has worked with leading specialist societies such as the German Society for Parodontology (DG Paro) and the German Diabetes Society (DDG), as on kabinett-online.de

interdisciplinary collaboration for better treatments

A remarkable recommendation of the guideline emphasizes the need for dentists to play a central role in the identification of patients with increased risk of diabetes. This is done through regular preventive examinations that are crucial for early detection and intervention in periodontitis. Prof. Dr. Thomas Haak, chief physician of the Diabetes Center Mergentheim, adds that the health pass diabetes is an important tool to optimize the exchange of information between dentists and general practitioners. In addition, a specific periodontal therapeutic treatment is expected to improve blood sugar setting, which has a positive effect on the health of patients.

In addition, the new guideline strengthens the past findings on oral health in people with diabetes, as also mentioned bzaek.de Good oral hygiene is essential, especially in patients with diabetes, to reduce the risk of periodontitis and to ensure the general quality of life. The combination of dental and medical expertise offers a promising perspective for the treatment of these frequent chronic diseases, which will be addressed even more interdisciplinary in the future.