Benign Tongue Abnormalities in a Sample of Libyan Type 2 Diabetic Patients: One Centre Study

Date

2025-1

Type

Article

Journal title

Saudi Journal of Oral and Dental Research

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 10

Author(s)

Abdurahman Musbah Elmezwghi

Pages

7 - 13

Abstract

Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is an endocrine disorder marked by insufficient insulin production, disrupting glucose metabolism and regulation. DM is classified into type I (DM I) and type 2 (DM II). Glycated haemoglobin (Hba1c) is a marker for long-term blood glucose levels. Benign tongue abnormalities (BTAs) associated with (DM II) include the fissured tongue (FT), benign migratory glossitis (BMG), black hairy tongue (BHT), median rhomboid glossitis (MRG), and oral lichen planus (OLP). Aim of the work: This study aimed to determine the prevalence of BTAs among Libyan patients with controlled and uncontrolled DM II. The study also evaluates the potential correlation between BTA and factors such as age and gender. Materials and Method: This study included 426 Libyan patients with DM II. Disease duration and complications were obtained from the patient's medical records. Dependent binary variables (BTAs) and independent variables (age, gender, glycemic control in controlled and uncontrolled DM II) were calculated using IBM-SPSS 26. Result: 77.2% of the 426 patients with type 2 DM exhibited BTAs. FT 96.2% was the most common BTA, followed by MRG 2.1%. BMG 0.9%. BHT 0.6%, and LP 0.3%. 79.3% were glucose-uncontrolled diabetic patients (GUCDPs) and 20.7% were glucose-controlled diabetic patients (GCDPs). Conclusion: BTAs such as FT, MRG, BMG, BHT and LP were the most frequent conditions. BTA have a high prevalence rate in GUCDPs. BTAs are equally observed in both genders. Keywords: Libyan patients, DMII, HbA1c value, BTAs, glucose-controlled and uncontrolled diabetic patients (DPs). Copyright © 2025 The Author(s): This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0) which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium for non-commercial use provided the original author and source are credited.

Publisher's website

View