Dental manifestations in bariatric patients: review of literature

The rate of bariatric surgery has significantly risen in the past decade as an increasing prevalence of extreme obesity can be observed. Although bariatric surgery is an effective therapeutic modality for extreme obesity, it is associated with risk factors affecting also oral health. Based on an ove...

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Main Authors: Carolina Silveira Barbosa, Gabriel Salles Barbério, Vinicius Rizzo Marques, Vitor de Oliveira Baldo, Marília Afonso Rabelo Buzalaf, Ana Carolina Magalhães
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of São Paulo 2009-01-01
Series:Journal of Applied Oral Science
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-77572009000700002