Dental Complications Following Gastric Restrictive Bariatric Surgery

Abstract

Medical teams need to consider potential dental problems after bariatric surgery, and to supply their patients with the appropriate information and instructions regarding oral hygiene maintenance, healthy dietary patterns and regular dental health monitoring by a dentist or dental hygienist.

Consequências sistêmicas da cirurgia bariátrica e suas repercussões na saúde bucal

“…In this situation the disease-causing bacteria in the mouth is favorable. According Heling et al 23 on 113 patients who had been operated on three Jerusalem hospitals, 37% reported eating more sweet foods after surgery; only 20% reported improvement in oral hygiene; 34% reported increased frequency of dental visits; and 37% more dental hypersensitivity after surgery. The authors found postoperative decrease in basic healthy oral condition.…”

“…The number of operations for obesity has increased in recent years 5,47 and its success is founded on the effective weight loss, control of comorbidities and increased quality of life 1,5,9,29,47 . However, some negative effects have also been reported in several studies, such as hyperparathyroidism and osteoporosis 39,55,57,59 chronic regurgitation, nutritional deficiencies 2,6,28,30,59 , kidney problems 3,16 and oral problems 22,23,31,49 . The objective of this review was to identify the consequences of postoperative bariatric surgery (as vitamin deficiency, gastroesophageal reflux, kidney disturbances, psychological alterations, reduction of diabetes mellitus, improvement in obstructive sleep apnea and, also, to check its impact on oral health and dental caries, xerostomy, erosion and bone resorption.…”

Condição periodontal e hipertensão arterial em pacientes obesos mórbidos antes e após a cirurgia bariátrica: estudo de coorte prospectivo

“…A obesidade pode interferir na condição bucal do indivíduo, como a doença periodontal (BASTOS et al, 2005;DE MOURA-GREC et al, 2012;BONATO, 2014), cárie dentária (TRAEBERT et al, 2004;YAMASHITA, 2013), xerostomia (MODEER et al, 2010;YAMASHITA, 2013), erosão dentária (BICCAS et al, 2009) e hipersensibilidade dentinária (HELING et al, 2006).…”

Condições periodontais e de higiene bucal, qualidade de vida e satisfação com a vida em pacientes obesos diabéticos e não diabéticos submetidos à cirurgia bariátrica

“…A obesidade tem sido fortemente associada a doenças bucais como cáries, problemas periodontais, perdas dentárias, hipossalivação e desgaste dentário e hipersensibilidade dentinária (FERRAZ et al, 2013;MARSICANO et al, 2012;MEISEL et al, 2012;OSTBERG et al, 2012;HAGUE and BAECHLE, 2008;MARSICANO, 2008;HELING et al, 2006).…”

“…Destaca-se a importância do conhecimento das comorbidades mais prevalentes nestes indivíduos, uma vez que permite a identificação precoce e a avaliação de riscos, reduzindo-se a mortalidade associada à obesidade (MELO, 2011 A obesidade tem sido fortemente associada a doenças bucais como cáries, perdas dentárias, hipossalivação, desgaste dentário, hipersensibilidade dentinária e alterações na condição periodontal (FERRAZ et al, 2013;MARSICANO et al, 2012;MEISEL et al, 2012;OSTBERG et al, 2012;HAGUE and BAECHLE, 2008;MARSICANO, 2008;HELING et al, 2006).…”