ArticleObesity surgery2015
Impact of Bariatric Surgery on the Saliva of Patients with Morbid Obesity.
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- Impact of bariatric surgery on oral health: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Clinical oral investigations · 2023Pooled it
- Influence of Bariatric Surgery on Salivary Flow: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Obesity surgery · 2019Pooled it
- Obesity and Dental Caries: A State-of-the-Art Review of Shared Risk Factors, Biological Mechanisms and Current Evidence.Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Microbial Shifts After Sleeve Gastrectomy: The Gut-Oral Axis, Periodontal Outcomes, and Competing Oral Risks.Biomedicines · 2026Review
- Bariatric Surgery Alters Oral Microbiome: Evidence From Obese Patients and a Mouse Model.International dental journal · 2026Article
- Microbial community variations in human salivary samples with different body mass index for forensic research: a pilot study.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Article
- Potential Shifts in the Oral Microbiome Induced by Bariatric Surgery-A Scoping Review.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Oral Health in Individuals After Bariatric Surgery: A Systematic Scoping Review.Obesity surgery · 2025Article
- Class 3 Obesity and Oral Health in Adults: A Scoping Review of the Challenges for Oral Healthcare Services.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- The changes on salivary flow rates, buffering capacity and chromogranin A levels in adults after bariatric surgery.Clinical oral investigations · 2024Article
- Bypass gastroplasty impacts oral health, salivary inflammatory biomarkers, and microbiota: a controlled study.Clinical oral investigations · 2023Article
- Influence of Bariatric Surgery on Oral Microbiota: A Systematic Review.European journal of dentistry · 2023Article
- Risk Factors for Dental Erosion After Bariatric Surgery: A Patient Survey.International dental journal · 2022Article
- Salivary microbiome composition changes after bariatric surgery.Scientific reports · 2020Article
- Oral Health and Nutritional Characteristics of Adults With Morbid Obesity: A Multivariate Analysis.Frontiers in nutrition · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe 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.
methodsWhole 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.
resultsValues 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).
conclusionsThe results suggest that the salivary levels of mutans streptococci increase following bariatric surgery in morbidly obese patients.
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