[Prevalence of dental caries, gingivitis and periodontal disease in pregnant diabetic women].

Objective: To determine the difference in the prevalence of dental caries, gingivitis, and periodontal disease among non-diabetic, type-II diabetic and pregnant diabetic women.

Material And Methods: In the period from June 1993 to January 1994, a cross-sectional study was carried out at the Instituto Nacional de Perinatología among 160 pregnant women; eighty non-diabetic women were included in the control group, while 40 type-II diabetic and 40 gestational diabetic women conformed the study group. In each patient the following variables were recorded: age, week of pregnancy, the Simplified Oral Hygiene Index, the Decayed, Missing and Filled Teeth Index, the Gingival Index, and the Extent and Severity Index.

[Child of insulin-dependent diabetic mother: neonatal impact].

Pregnancy and diabetes mellitus have been associated to a high incidence of neonatal morbidity and mortality. The purpose of the present study was to determinate the incidence of macrosomia, congenital malformations and their effect in the neonatal period. We review 42 live infants of insulin dependent diabetic mothers (IDDM) in a third level center.