Journal of Gastrointestinal & Digestive System
Open Access

Abstract

Oral health has become an important part of the multidisciplinary team that works with the candidates for bariatric surgery. Important studies have shown the relationship of obesity and its impacts on oral health, demonstrating that this combination can lead to the worse of both problems. The diabetes mellitus is a major target of this relationship especially with periodontal disease that is a leading cause of tooth loss. Bariatric patients could be more vulnerable to tooth decay based on the need of more frequent and prolonged meals during the day. It can also lead to plaque accumulation and the formation of dental calculus, which, if untreated, can implicate in worst periodontal diseases by compromising the bone support of the tooth. The meals� periodicity and its quality, as well as the modification of the salivary activity and its modified Ph (vitamin deficiencies and anemia), can lead to an increased cariogenic capacity of the biofilm adhered to tooth surface. Without teeth and some changes in the oral structures, especially with prosthesis not well adapted, you cannot chew and grind the food correctly, and that is the basic condition for the main nutrients absorption.

Biography

Email: rbventre@uol.com.br, ricardo.ventre@umc.br