Teeth and Gum Care with Diabetes
How blood sugar affects your teeth and gums, simple daily care and what to tell your dentist at checkups.
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About this course
How blood sugar affects your teeth and gums, simple daily care and what to tell your dentist at checkups.
Blood sugar affects your mouth more than most people expect. This course explains how diabetes can lead to gum disease, dry mouth and thrush, and what daily care helps keep teeth and gums healthy.
You will also learn what to tell your dentist at checkups and how to prepare for dental work or implants.
What you will learn
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Dr. Shanto Arian is an internal medicine physician now specializing in clinical and aesthetic dermatology, with a parallel academic focus on epidemiology and public health. He holds an MBBS, MPH, MSc (UK), MRCP (UK), MRCPI (Ireland), Diploma in Dermatology (UK), and Diploma in Aesthetic Medicine (USA). Dr. Arian trained in internal medicine, including hospital work on hematology cases such as graft-versus-host disease, before moving toward dermatology. Skin is one of the earliest places diabetes shows itself, from acanthosis nigricans and diabetic dermopathy to slow foot wound healing, and that intersection is where his clinical and Diabic-review work meet. On Diabic, Dr. Arian medically reviews content on diabetes diagnosis, complications, dermatologic manifestations, and pharmacotherapy, ensuring every claim aligns with current ADA, NICE, and peer-reviewed literature.
For learning only. Talk to your doctor before changing medicine or habits.
Chapter 1: Teeth, Gums and Blood Sugar
- American Diabetes AssociationAmerican Diabetes Association: Keeping your mouth healthy (opens in a new tab)
- National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial ResearchDry Mouth (opens in a new tab)
- NIDDKGum Disease and Dental Problems (opens in a new tab)
- MedlinePlusThrush - children and adults (opens in a new tab)
- American Diabetes AssociationBrushing Your Teeth (opens in a new tab)
Chapter 2: How Diabetes Affects Teeth and Gums
Chapter 4: Dry Mouth and Thrush
Chapter 5: Daily Teeth and Gum Care
Chapter 6: Dental Checkups
Chapter 7: Dental Work and Implants
Further reading on Diabic
- Diabetes and Gum Disease: Causes and Prevention
- Diabetes and Tooth Decay: The Real Connection
- Dental Care for people with diabetes: Tips That Help
- Diabetic Dental Checkup Frequency: How Often to Go
- Dry Mouth and Diabetes: Causes and Home Remedies
- Oral Thrush and Diabetes: Causes and Treatment
- Smoking and Blood Sugar: Why Quitting Matters With Diabetes
- Best Order to Eat Food for Blood Sugar
- 7 Ways to Prevent Blood Sugar Spikes After Meals
- Diabetes and Dental Implants: What to Know First