Glucose control in diabetes type 2 after oral minor surgery procedures

The aims of this study were to investigate if surgical removal of oral infections foci has effect on metabolic glucose level control 30 days postoperatively, to evaluate post extraction healing and to validate the use of a capillary glucose monitor for glucose level assessment in oral surgery type 2 diabetic outpatients. Material and methods: Twenty type 2 diabetic patients under wetn minor oral surgeries. Capillary and plasma glucose exams were taken from subjects in fasting and 2h post-prandial condition, before aand after oral surgery, in four different clinical recorded. A commercial sel-monitor was used for capillary tests. Data were submitted to statistical analysis (level of significance igual ou menor do que 0.05). Results: Differences in capillary and plasma glucose level between the first visit and 30 days afeter oral surgery were statistically significant (p = 0.014 and p = 0.005). differences between capillary and plasma glucose rate were between 4.48 and 6.5 per cent. wound healing was delayed in eight cases (40 per cent). Conclusion: Infections de3ntal foci removal diminished blood glucose levels in type 2 diabetic patients. The capillary monitor showed to be adequate to acess immediate glucose level in oral surgery ourpatients