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Dental problems in diabetes - add a dentist to the diabetes team.

Patrick J PJ Phillips and Mark M Bartold

Aust Fam Physician 37(7):537-9 (2008) PMID 18592072

A healthy tooth in a healthy gum and healthy mouth is fairly secure. The roots are firmly embedded in bone and the gum firmly encases the tooth, leaving only the resistant enamel exposed to any debris and bacteria that saliva has not flushed away.

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