Question 42 (part 2) · LDEK · Periodontal and systemic diseases
Glycaemic control in patients with diabetes may significantly influence the rate of periodontitis progression. Which glycated hemoglobin value (HbA1c) is related to high progression rate of periodontitis (grade C)?
- A. <3%.
- B. <4%.
- C. <5%.
- D. ≥6%.
- E. ≥7%.
Hint
Recall the diabetes modifier in the 2017 AAP/EFP grading: normoglycaemia, HbA1c below a cut-off, and HbA1c at or above it.
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