eng Science and Education Publishing International Journal of Dental Sciences and Research 2333-1259 2015-02-25 3 2A 4 9 10.12691/ijdsr-3-2A-2 IJDSR201532A2 article Sura A. A. ph2005s@yahoo.com 1 Salwa Abdel Zaher Mabrouk Ibrahim 2 Prathibhaprasad 3 Jayakumary Muttappallymyalil 4 Oral medicine, College of dentistry, Gulf Medical University, Ajman, UAE Department of Internal Medicine, GMC Hospital and Research Centre, Ajman, UAE Oral pathology, College of dentistry, Gulf Medical University, Ajman, UAE Community Medicine, Gulf Medical University, Ajman, UAE Diabetes Mellitus is a metabolic syndrome of heterogeneous etiology characterized by hyperglycemia which is due to insulin effect deficiency, and results in abnormal metabolism of fat, carbohydrate and protein. Diabetes is considered as a risk factor for oral health impairment/not on equal risk for oral complications which are mostly due to poor diabetes control, buffering capacity and cleansing of saliva is diminished, altered immune system. http://pubs.sciepub.com/ijdsr/3/2A/2/ijdsr-3-2A-2.pdf diabetes mellitus oral manifestations periodontitis dry mouth