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Int J Stomatol ›› 2025, Vol. 52 ›› Issue (3): 397-404.doi: 10.7518/gjkq.2025035

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Progress in research on the relationship between diabetes mellitus and endodontic periapical disease

Yuzhi Li1(),Xu Su2,Xiaotao Chen2,Yong Zhang3()   

  1. 1.Dept. of Stomatology, Shihezi University School of Medicine, Shihezi 832000, China
    2.Dept. of Stomatology, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region People’s Hospital, Urumqi 830000, China
    3.Dept. of Clinical Division, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, Beijing 100034, China
  • Received:2023-12-14 Revised:2024-08-22 Online:2025-05-01 Published:2025-04-30
  • Contact: Yong Zhang E-mail:doctorliyuzhi@163.com;zhangyong_1019@163.com
  • Supported by:
    Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Regional Collaborative Innovation Special Fund(2021E02071)

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Abstract:

Diabetes mellitus not only affects several organs in the human body but also affects oral health, easily cau-sing the occurrence and aggravation of endodontic and periapical inflammation. In this context, the relationship between diabetes mellitus and endodontics and periapical diseases has become a major topic in dentistry, and the mechanism of its influence has been extensively explored. In this paper, the interactions between diabetes mellitus and endodontics and periapical disease and their mechanisms are reviewed to contribute to the research and diagnosis of diabetes mellitus combined with endodontics and periapical disease.

Key words: diabetes mellitus, endodontic disease, periapical disease

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