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diabetes key chronic noncommunicable disease poses substantial public health burden role oral health determinant epidemiology diabetes mellitus particularly central eastern european region remains underexplored research aims examine impact specific oral health parameters including gum bleeding active dental caries tooth mobility tooth loss diabetes prevalence additionally seeks clarify moderating effects sociodemographic lifestyle variables relationship data extracted 2014 2019 datasets hungarian european health interview survey comprising combined nationally representative sample 11429 participants descriptive statistics presented weighted proportions unweighted counts weighted pearsons chisquared tests employed assessing associations goodnessoffit significant predictors integrated weighted multiple logistic regression models analysis sensitivity analysis conducted confirm robustness findings study identified bad selfperceived oral health diabetes risk or135 95 ci 104175 filled teeth protective 065 051084 subgroup analysis revealed higher diabetes odds among individuals primary education 141 102196 rural residents tooth loss decay 354 136919 bootstrap analysis 1000 iterations reaffirmed models stability predictive accuracy diabetes enhanced oral health associated lower risk factors diabetes research highlights importance including oral health measures comprehensive diabetes management approaches