Patients with type 2 diabetes who regularly clean interdentally significantly lower blood glucose levels

Highlighting the importance of the connection between interdental cleaning and blood glucose levels, the results also indicate that prevention of tooth loss through good oral care habits and regular dental visits are important for people with type 2 diabetes from the perspective of better blood glycaemic control.

The joint study by the Clinic Masae Minami/Minami Diabetes Clinical Research Center and international oral healthcare company Sunstar investigated oral hygiene indicators and blood glycaemic control indicators, such as 24-hour continuous blood sugar fluctuations.

This study confirms the relationship between blood sugar fluctuations and the number of teeth in people with diabetes. The results also make it clear that interdental cleaning habits and the number of teeth are related not only to measurements such as HbA1c and fasting blood sugar levels, but also to Time in Range, a figure that shows the amount of time a patient spends in the target blood glucose range between 70-180mg/dL during a 24-hour blood-sugar measurement.