Interfaces between bariatric surgery and oral health: a longitudinal survey Interface entre cirurgia bariátrica e saúde bucal: estudo longitudinal

PURPOSE: To evaluate oral changes, such as dental caries, periodontal disease, dental wear and salivary flow in bariatric patients. Fifty four obese patients who underwent bariatric surgery were studied before (n=54), up after 3 months (n=24) and 6 months (n=16). METHODS: Indices for evaluating oral...

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Main Authors: Juliane Avansini Marsicano, Patrícia Garcia de Moura Grec, Lídia Barbieri Belarmino, Reginaldo Ceneviva, Sílvia Helena de Carvalho Sales Peres
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira para o Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa em Cirurgia 2011-01-01
Series:Acta Cirurgica Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-86502011000800015