Awareness of Patients Having Diabetes Mellitus About Oral Health

Knowledge, Attitude and Awareness of Diabetic Patients on Association Between Oral Health and Diabetes Mellitus

Status

Not yet recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT06869421

Enrollment

310

Registered

2025-03-11

Start date

2025-03-31

Completion date

2025-09-30

Last updated

2025-03-11

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Conditions

Awareness

Brief summary

Diabetic patients will be asked to answer a group of questions about the predictors (age, type of diabetes, level of education) and about the outcomes \[knowledge and awareness of the link between diabetes and oral health, and attitude towards maintaining their oral health as diabetics.

Detailed description

The study will recruit patients having diabetes mellitus; where they will be asked to answer a questionnaire after obtaining an informed consent. Diabetic patients will be asked to answer a group of questions about the predictors (age, type of diabetes, level of education) and about the outcomes knowledge and awareness of the link between diabetes and oral health, and attitude towards maintaining their oral health as diabetics.

Interventions

OTHERQuestionnaire

group of questions about the predictors (age, type of diabetes, level of education) and about the outcomes: knowledge and awareness of the link between diabetes and oral health, and attitude towards maintaining their oral health as diabetics

Study design

Observational model

CASE_ONLY

Time perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* aged at least 18 years and being diagnosed with diabetes mellitus

Exclusion criteria

* individuals who refuse to participate in the study

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
knowledge and awareness of the link between diabetes and oral health	2 months	questions 1,2,3,5,6,7,9 in questionnaire of knowledge: Diabetes may increase risk of developing oral health problems Diabetes may increase risk of periodontal problems (gum bleeding, teeth mobility, etc) Diabetes may cause reduction in salivary flow Controlling diabetes is important to minimize oral health complications Saliva is important to maintain oral health resistance to disease such as caries and gum inflammation Regular dental visit is more important for diabetic patients than non-diabetics When visiting the dentist, it is important to inform him about my general health including diabetes

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026