Neuropathy, xerostomia, and candidiasis in the person with diabetes may lead to which of the following?

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Neuropathy, xerostomia, and candidiasis are oral conditions frequently seen in people with diabetes who have hyperglycemia. Neuropathy, xerostomia, and candidiasis cause tongue changes in people with diabetes. Dental caries in the patient with diabetes are the result of frequent eating, xerostomia, and glucose content in the saliva. Severe periodontal disease is due to small blood vessel pathology and defects in the immune response. Hyperglycemia is the cause of all of these oral conditions in persons with diabetes, not the effect.

Neuropathy, Xerostomia, and Candidiasis in the Person with Diabetes May