Scientific Programme & Abstracts from the International Meeting in Pediatric Endocrinology (IMPE)

impe0096p42 | Diabetes and Insulin | IMPE2023

A comparative study of dental caries in children and adolescents with or without diabetes; an observational study in AbuDhabi, UAE

Elbshari Shahd , Hassan Beck Rasha , Hassan Beck Reem , Afrooz Imrana , Al Qahtani Nabras , Gupta Kowshik , Deeb Asma

Introduction: Dental caries carries a high global prevalence particularly in children and adolescents with diabetes. Salivary flow rate and glucose levels have been implicated in the higher prevalence. However, some studies show controversial results of lower dental caries in children with diabetes compared to healthy children. There is lack of data on this topic in the Arab region where both diabetes and dental caries are common. We aim to compare the prevale...