Increased Risk Of Oral Cancers With Gender Biasness In Diabetics

Diabetes mellitus ( DM ) is increasingly being recognized as an emerging risk factor for oral cancer . Recent studies in Hungary and India have revealed a marked increase in the prevalence of premalignant lesions among diabetic patients. The reason behind this may be a reduced rate of salivary secretion and low salivary pH leading to a progressive atrophy of the oral mucosa . This in turn may increase the risk of development of oral lesions , leukoplakia , glossitis , and cheilitis . Furthermore, it has been hypothesized that the loss of the protective barrier increases the permeability of the oral mucosa to carcinogens .

Intriguingly, in a systematic review and meta-analysis study published in Diabetologia , women who suffer from diabetes were found to have a 13 percent higher chance of developing oral cancers than men. Source Oral Health Foundation, UK. Auluck A. Diabetes Mellitus: An…