Perceived oral health in patients after bariatric surgery using oral health‐related quality of life measures

Obesity is an increasing problem of the 21st century. A frequent intervention is bariatric surgery. The impact of bariatric surgery on oral health is largely unknown. The aim of the present case–control study was to survey the perceived oral health amongst individuals that had undergone bariatric su...

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Published in:Clinical and experimental dental research 2018-12, Vol.4 (6), p.230-240
Main Authors: Karlsson, Lena, Carlsson, Johanna, Jenneborg, Kristina, Kjaeldgaard, Marianne
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
bariatric surgery
Body mass index
Dental caries
Gastroesophageal reflux
Gastrointestinal surgery
Obesity
oral health
oral health‐related quality of life
Oral hygiene
Original
patient‐reported outcome measures
Quality of life
Studies
Vomiting
Weight control
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Summary:Obesity is an increasing problem of the 21st century. A frequent intervention is bariatric surgery. The impact of bariatric surgery on oral health is largely unknown. The aim of the present case–control study was to survey the perceived oral health amongst individuals that had undergone bariatric surgery and compare the measures with two cohorts consisting of healthy individuals with respectively at or below versus above a body mass index score of 30. Study volunteers were recruited from interest group on the Internet. The study participants completed online a validated oral health‐related quality of life scale, that is, OHIP‐S. The three cohorts consisted of individuals that had undergone bariatric surgery (OS, n = 77) and the healthy obese (ONS, n = 45) and nonobese individuals (HNS, n = 71). Nonparametric Kruskal–Wallis rank sum tests were used to estimate likelihood of nondifference amongst the three cohorts. Individuals that had undergone bariatric surgery reported significant more oral health problems than the study participants in with the two other cohorts. Their perception of oral health‐related quality of life was higher or similar to the obese study participants and lower than for nonobese study participants. Perceived oral health problems appear to be more frequent amongst individuals that have undergone bariatric surgery in comparison with healthy obese and nonobese individuals. Bariatric surgery may be consider a risk marker for impaired oral health.
ISSN:2057-4347
2057-4347
DOI:10.1002/cre2.134