NCT02903264

Gestational Diabetes Mellitus, Obesity and Periodontal Disease

Gestational Diabetes Mellitus, Obesity and Periodontal Disease: a Cross Sectional Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 67 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Sao Paulo · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 42 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study evaluated the periodontal condition of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) patients and a healthy non-pregnant control group. For the GDM group all medical data were recorded, including obesity/insulin resistance indicators.

Detailed description

Gestational diabetes mellitus is associated to a worse periodontal condition. Many patients with these two diseases are also obese. After delivery, some patients maintain the pre-pregnancy obesity status and this condition is also associated to periodontal disease. The mechanisms involved in the relationship of all these medical and periodontal conditions are not clear.

Conditions

• Diabetes Mellitus, Gestational
• Periodontal Diseases
• Obesity

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Gestational diabetes mellitus

Timeline

• Start date: 2007-01-01
• Primary completion: 2016-09-01
• Completion: 2016-09-01
• First posted: 2016-09-16
• Last updated: 2016-09-16

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Brazil