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Medication

Glyburide

Antihyperglycemic (sulfonylurea)

Brand names: DiaBeta, Glynase

Oral health effects

  • Hypoglycemia risk

    Sulfonylurea with a meaningful hypoglycemia risk.

    Clinical management: Confirm recent food intake; have glucose on hand.

  • Indirect periodontal/caries risk via glycemic control

    These agents do not act directly on the mouth, but the underlying diabetes (and how well it is controlled) strongly influences periodontal disease, healing, and infection risk.

    Clinical management: Reinforce that good glycemic control supports periodontal health; coordinate care and note HbA1c.

Sources

  1. Adverse drug events in the oral cavity. Yuan A, Woo SB. Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology, 2015.