People with both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes are known to cause elevated rates of cavity formation and tooth loss but the mechanism is not widely known. Researchers from Rutgers School of Dental Medicine induced Type 1 diabetes in 35 mice and used a Vickers microhardness tester to compare their teeth with those of 35 healthy controls over 28 weeks. After 12 weeks, the enamel grew significantly softer in the diabetic mice. By 28 weeks, significant differences in dentin microhardness arose.
Previous studies have established that people with both types of diabetes have significantly elevated rates of most oral health issues, both in the teeth and the soft tissues that surround them. Researchers at Rutgers have also demonstrated that diabetes can interfere with the ongoing process of adding minerals to teeth as they wear away from normal usage.
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