infections and the delayed wound healing
in diabetic patients
Moreover,
AGE have the capacity to increase the endothelium permeability
and express high levels of molecular adhesion
receptors. These changes could explain the greater susceptibility
to infections and the delayed wound healing
in diabetic patients (8). This depressed immune response
could explain why it may not be possible to eradicate
periodontal infection totally in diabetics after conventional
periodontal therapy. This might be one of the reasons
why antibiotics may be suggested with mechanical
therapy for diabetic patients, especially for uncontrolled
cases