Salivary Total Protein Level in Elderly Patients with Periodontitis Related to Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Community Based Study

Epidemiological study show that the prevalence of Diabetes Mellitus (DM) increases with age. Poor glycemic control exacerbates the process of periodontitis. Periodontitis reduces the flowrate of saliva and causes an increase in the production of protein levels. Salivary total Protein (STP) are strongly influenced by type 2 DM. Increased total protein levels are associated with the severity of periodontitis. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between periodontitis related to type 2 DM and salivary total protein (STP) levels in aged people.The type of research is cross sectional design, with 114 elderly people at least 60 years old who suffered from DM and periodontitis. The diagnosis DM is established by examining HbA1c levels, while periodontitis is based on European Federation of Periodontology (EFP) and The American Association of Periodontology (AAP), The Centers Disease Control (CDC), using clinical parameters namely Clinical Attachment Loss (CAL) dan Pocket Depth (PD). The salivary total protein (STP) levels was measured using the BCA method. Data analysis used was a linier regression. The influenced factors of STP levels are gender and severity of periodontitis, patients with severe periodontitis have the highest average salivary total protein levels. © (2023), (University of Dicle). All Rights Reserved.