Background: Periodontal disease and diabetes mellitus are common, chronic diseases worldwide. Epidemiologic and biologic evidence suggests periodontal disease may affect diabetes. Objective: To systematically review non-experimental, epidemiologic evidence for effects of periodontal disease on diabetes control, complications, and incidence. Data sources: Electronic bibliographic databases, supplemented by hand searches of recent and future issues of relevant journals. Study eligibility...

Aim: The aim of this cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA), performed from a societal perspective, was to compare costs and consequences of an individually-tailored oral health educational programme (ITOHEP) based on cognitive-behavioural strategies integrated in non-surgical periodontal treatment compared with a standard treatment programme (ST). Material and Methods: A randomised (n=113), evaluator-blinded, controlled trial, with two different active treatments, was analysed with respect to...