Application of regular oral health education in nursing of patients with diabetes after implant surgery

Abstract

Objective To evaluate the effect of regular oral education on nursing of patients with diabetes after implant surgery.Methods Totals of 361 patients with diabetes were selected from the hospital, and were randomly divided into control group （ n =182 ） and intervention group （ n =179 ） .They were all received the dental implant surgery for defect of dentition.For intervention group received pointed oral health education at 1 month, 3 month, 6 month,12 month, respectively after implant operation, while control group received merely given routine oral health education after implant operation.The community periodontal index （CPI） and implant condition was examined after 1year, 2year, 3 year in both groups.Results In control group, 2 cases complicated with 2 per-implantitis at 1year, 5 cases had 7 implants fall off at 2 year,12cases had 16 implants fall off at 3year,while in intervention group, 1 cases complicated with 1 per-implantitis at 1year, 2 cases had 4 implants fall off at 2 year,6 cases had 11 implants fall off at 3year.There was significant reduction of CPI in control group with follow-up passed（χ^2=26.551,P〈0.01） ,and no significant that CPI was found in intervention group （χ^2=3.248,P〉0.05）.Conclusions Oral health education plays an active role in oral nursing for patients with diabetes after implant surgery, it can enhance the stability and retention of tooth and dental implant in oral circumstance. Key words: Dental implant; Diabetes; Nursing; Oral health education