[The nutrient canals. Radiographic alterations of the mandibular anterior region in diabetic patients].

Abstract

The aim of this investigation was to study the incidence of the appearance of the nutrient canals in the mandibular anterior region of periapical radiographs of patients with diabetes mellitus. A total of 133 patients were examined, 73 patients exhibited diabetes mellitus, where 60 patients did not. The results of this investigation showed that: 1. The incidence of the appearance of the nutrient canals is much greater in the patients with diabetes mellitus (75.34%) than in the patients were used as control (41.66%). 2. In patients with diabetes mellitus, nutrient canals are seen more frequent in males (54.52%) than in females (45.48%). 3. The number of nutrient canals seems to have relation with the duration of disease and the recent value of blood glucose.