The paper discusses modern approaches to restoration of dentition defects in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM). Endocrinopathy severely affects the status of the teeth periodontium, the oral mucosa and the jaw bone tissue and poses a challenge to the denture design. This accounts for the techniques employed to prepare supporting teeth for prosthetics and the choice of construction materials which should ensure optimal functional capacity, biocompatibility and aesthetics. Besides, our article reveals systematized specifics of prosthetic treatment using dental implants in patients suffering from diabetes.

This article discusses a modern vision of the impact of type 2 diabetes in the morphology and function of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ). Based on a number of studies, a more severe course of TMJ dysfunction was revealed in patients with type 2 diabetes compared with individuals without diabetes. We established the interconnection between the age of patients, the duration of diabetes and the degree of manifestation of TMJ dysfunction. Peripheral diabetic neuropathy is determined by an independent risk factor for TMJ dysfunction. Pathological changes in the structures of the TMJ and periarticular tissues have been described in rats with diabetes. The study of the possible morphological damage to the components of the TMJ in patients with type 2 diabetes remains relevant.