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IMPACT OF BARIATRIC SURGERY IN ANXIETY AND ORAL CONDITION OF OBESE INDIVIDUALS: A COHORT PROSPECTIVE STUDY
Adriana Maria Fuzer Grael Tinós1, Gerson Aparecido Foratori-Junior1, Wagner Marcenes2
1University of São Paulo, Faculty of Dentistry of Bauru, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Orthodontics and Public Health, Bauru, SP, Brazil.
Background:
Obesity and bariatric surgery may be related with mental and oral disorders.
Aim:
To evaluate the impact of bariatric surgery on anxiety, initial dental caries lesion and gingival bleeding in obese patients.
Methods:
Eighty-nine patients were divided in two groups: Control Group (CG) - obese patients and Experimental Group (EG) - patients submitted to bariatric surgery. EG was analyzed before and 12 months after bariatric surgery; for the CG, was respected an interval of 12 months between the evaluations. International Caries Detection and Assessment System, Gingival Bleeding Index and Trace-State Anxiety Inventory were used. Medical profile, anthropometrics data, sociodemographic and behavioral variables were considered.
Results:
There were no statistically significant differences between groups in evaluation times regarding to initial dental caries lesion and anxiety. However, the number of teeth with initial dental caries lesion (p=0.0033) and gingival bleeding (p<0.0001) increased significantly after bariatric surgery in EG.
Conclusion:
These results reinforce the need for multi-professional team follow-up, including dental care, for both obese and bariatric patients.
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