IMPACT OF BARIATRIC SURGERY IN ANXIETY AND ORAL CONDITION OF OBESE INDIVIDUALS: A COHORT PROSPECTIVE STUDY.

Background: Obesity and bariatric surgery may be related with mental and oral disorders.

Aim: To evaluate the impact of bariatric surgery on anxiety, initial dental caries lesion and gingival bleeding in obese patients.

Methods: Eighty-nine patients were divided in two groups: Control Group (CG) - obese patients and Experimental Group (EG) - patients submitted to bariatric surgery.

Association between dental caries activity, quality of life and obesity in Brazilian adolescents.

Objectives: The impact of oral conditions on quality of life in overweight/obesity needs to be elucidated. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between dental caries activity, quality of life and obesity in Brazilian adolescents.

Materials And Methods: This study was conducted at public schools in Brazil, on a sample of 202 adolescents, 12 years of age.