PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to systematically review studies on the association between diabetes mellitus and oral manifestations. METHOD: The methods applied include a literature search strategy, inclusion and exclusion criteria for selecting the studies, characteristics of the studies were adopted. Data bases included PubMed, SciElo, BBO and LILACS until September 2011. Selected articles were related to clinical studies investigating whether or not there is an association between diabetes mellitus and oral manifestations, excluding periodontal disease. RESULT: Of the 1164 studies identified, 30 of them remained in the study due the inclusion criteria. The oral manifestations were associated with diabetes mellitus in 20 studies. The diseases candidiasis, hypossalivation, oral lichen planus, dentadure stomatitis and tongue lesions were related. CONCLUSION: Patients with diabetes mellitus are more susceptible to the candidiasis and hypossalivation, which in turn may exacerbate other oral health conditions.
Diabetes mellitus; mouth diseases; oral manifestations