The two-way relationship between periodontitis and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is well established. Prolonged hyperglycemia contributes to increased periodontal destruction and severe periodontitis, accentuating diabetic complications. An inflammatory link exists between diabetic retinopathy (DR) and periodontitis, but the studies regarding this association and the role of lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] and interleukin-6 (IL-6) in these conditions are scarce in the literature.
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