BACKGROUND: The oral condition of obese patients may change following bariatric surgery owing to adverse effects that cause alterations in the oral cavity. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of bariatric surgery on the saliva of patients with morbid obesity. METHODS: Whole saliva samples were collected from 27 patients with morbid obesity (BMI >40 kg/m(2)), prior to and 6 months after bariatric surgery. Stimulated salivary flow rate, pH, buffering capacity, and microbial levels of mutans streptococci, Lactobacillus spp., and Candida albicans were analyzed from saliva. RESULTS: Values of all salivary variables before and after bariatric surgery were within the normal range, except for the level of C. albicans, which was elevated at both times. An increase in the level of mutans streptococci was observed after bariatric surgery (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: The results suggest that the salivary levels of mutans streptococci increase following bariatric surgery in morbidly obese patients.
BACKGROUND: The oral condition of obesepatients may change following bariatric surgery owing to adverse effects that cause alterations in the oral cavity. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of bariatric surgery on the saliva of patients with morbid obesity. METHODS: Whole saliva samples were collected from 27 patients with morbid obesity (BMI >40 kg/m(2)), prior to and 6 months after bariatric surgery. Stimulated salivary flow rate, pH, buffering capacity, and microbial levels of mutans streptococci, Lactobacillus spp., and Candida albicans were analyzed from saliva. RESULTS: Values of all salivary variables before and after bariatric surgery were within the normal range, except for the level of C. albicans, which was elevated at both times. An increase in the level of mutans streptococci was observed after bariatric surgery (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: The results suggest that the salivary levels of mutans streptococci increase following bariatric surgery in morbidly obesepatients.
Authors: Dale S Bond; Hollie A Raynor; Sivamainthan Vithiananthan; Harry C Sax; Dieter Pohl; G D Roye; Beth A Ryder; Rena R Wing Journal: Obes Surg Date: 2009-05-20 Impact factor: 4.129
Authors: C Fenoll-Palomares; J V Muñoz Montagud; V Sanchiz; B Herreros; V Hernández; M Mínguez; A Benages Journal: Rev Esp Enferm Dig Date: 2004-11 Impact factor: 2.086
Authors: Tatyana M C P Farias; Belmiro C do E Vasconcelos; Juliana R SoutoMaior; Cleidiel A A Lemos; Sandra L D de Moraes; Eduardo P Pellizzer Journal: Obes Surg Date: 2019-05 Impact factor: 4.129
Authors: Maria Carolina Salomé Marquezin; Samuel de Carvalho Chaves-Júnior; Irineu Rasera; Elisane Rossin Pessotti Pacheco; Maria Beatriz Duarte Gavião; Elsa Lamy; Paula Midori Castelo Journal: Front Nutr Date: 2020-11-20