The Role of Microbial Infection of Periodontal Tissues Among Diabetic and Non-Diabetic Patients in Al-Khoms Region-Libya

الملخص

The main objective of this research was to measure the prevalence of periodontal infections in diabetic and non-diabetic patients and to identify the microorganisms responsible for periodontal tissues infections and compare results with worldwide data. Chronic periodontitis is a long-lasting bacterial infection of the periodontium, which is highly prevalent in the general population. Several factors that may increase the risk of developing chronic periodontitis include oral hygiene practices, the presence of specific microorganisms, tooth-specific conditions, smoking and systemic diseases. Finally, to explore the sensitivity of the identified microorganisms to certain antibiotics used to treat periodontal infections. This is a retrospective study of total 220 cases and control persons were included in the current study, all cases were attending to private dental of Al-Nokba clinic, Al-khoms, Libya.  200 (125 diabetic and 75 non-diabetic cases) were diagnosed having symptoms of periodontal tissues infection. Patients were included in the study based on their gender, in Male cases were 120 (60%) and 80 (40%) were females. These studies aimed to identifying the diabetic patients at risk and bacteria & fungi causing per periodontal tissues infections. Assessing antimicrobial sensitivity of isolated bacteria to the commonly used antibiotic and the prevalence of periodontal disease among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.