Periodontal disease and diabetes-Review of the Literature.

Aims: To provide updated knowledge on the relationship between periodontal disease and diabetes from an oral health perspective.

Methods: A review of the English-language literature was performed, gathering articles on the two diseases published over the past 10 years.

Results: Both diseases result from the confluence of various triggering and modifying factors, and there are inter-individual differences in the risk of their development.

[Necrotizing periodontal disease: a manifestation of systemic disorders].

Necrotizing periodontal disease (NPD) is an infection characterized by gingival necrosis presenting as "punched-out" papillae, with gingival bleeding, and pain. Prevotella intermedia and spirochetes have been associated with the gingival lesions. Predisposing factors may include emotional stress, immunosuppression, especially secondary to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, cigarette smoking, poor diet and pre-existing gingivitis.