SERUM FRUCTOSAMINE CORRELATES WITH GINGIVAL INDEX IN CHILDREN WITH INSULIN-DEPENDENT DIABETES-MELLITUS (IDDM)

Fructosamine assay, which is used in diagnosing and monitoring diabeti c patients, is compared with the hemoglobin and plasma glucose assays in children and adolescent insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus patient s. We demonstrated that the gingival index scores were correlated with fructosamine values in insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus patients b ut not in non-diabetic controls. We also found that there was no corre lation between gingivitis scores and fasting plasma glucose and HbA1c values. Periodontitis was found to be rare in diabetic children and ad olescents.