Estado de salud periodontal en diabéticos tipo 1, de 18 a 30 a？os de edad, de Santiago de Chile

background: the prevalence of periodontal diseases, gingivitis and periodontitis, is higher in diabetic patients and can have severe functional and esthetic consequences early in their lives. aim: to evaluate the prevalence of periodontal disease in type 1 diabetics, aged between 18 and 30 years old, living in santiago de chile. subjects and methods: one hundred male and female type 1 diabetics were examined. glycated hemoglobin a1c, microalbuminuria, and fundoscopy were assessed in a sample of 52 subjects, separated in two groups according to the presence of periodontal disease. results: the prevalence of gingivitis was 22%, periodontitis 41%. only 37% of subjects were free of periodontal disease. when compared with patients without periodontal disease, in the group of patients with the disease there was a higher proportion of subjects with diabetes lasting more than 10 years (28 and 55% respectively) and a higher proportion of patients with chronic complications of diabetes (42 and 58% respectively). conclusions: a high prevalence of periodontal diseases was observed in this sample of diabetic patients. a long history of diabetes and the presence of chronic complications were risk factors for these diseases in the analyzed sample (rev méd chile 2002; 130: 402-408)