Oral Health-Related Quality of Life After Gastric Bypass Surgery

Taghat, NeginGothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Institutionen för odontologi,Institute of Odontology (author)

Objective The aim was to examine how individuals treated for obesity with gastric bypass (GBP) surgery perceived their oral health and oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL). Method All individuals in one Swedish region who had undergone GBP surgery (n = 1182) were sent a postal questionnaire 2 years after surgery. The questionnaire comprised items on sociodemographics, oral symptoms and the Oral Health Impact Profile-49 to assess the OHRQoL. Results The mean age was 47.6 years with 75% females, response rate 55.3%. The self-perceived oral health was rated low by 45% of the respondents. Gender differences were seen, for instance, regarding hypersensitive teeth (men 18.8%, women 30.8%, p = 0.003). Nine out of ten reported at least one oral impact experienced sometimes, fairly or very often, according to the Oral Health Impact Profile-49 (OHIP-49). The mean additive OHIP-49 score was 30.3 (SD 36.1). The associations between self-reported oral health and OHRQoL were consistent throughout. Tooth hypersensitivity generated an OR of 2.28 (95% CI 2.28-8.46) of having >= 2 impacts on OHRQoL. Conclusion A large proportion of individuals having undergone GBP surgery reported problems with their oral health and impacts on their OHRQoL, indicating a need for medical and dental staff-surgeons and general practitioners as well as other health professionals-to offer oral health promotion and prevention measures.

Werling, Malin,1967Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Institutionen för kliniska vetenskaper, Avdelningen för gastrokirurgisk forskning och utbildning,Institute of Clinical Sciences, Department of Gastrosurgical Research and Education(Swepub:gu)xwerma (author)
Östberg, Anna-LenaGothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Institutionen för odontologi,Institute of Odontology(Swepub:gu)xostbe (author)
Göteborgs universitetInstitutionen för odontologi (creator_code:org_t)

In:Obesity Surgery: Springer Science and Business Media LLC30, s. 224-2320960-89231708-0428

By the author/editor: Taghat, Negin; Werling, Malin, ...; Östberg, Anna-Le ...

About the subject

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES: MEDICAL AND HEAL ...; and Clinical Medicin ...; and Dentistry

Kungliga biblioteket hanterar dina personuppgifter i enlighet med EU:s dataskyddsförordning (2018), GDPR. Läs mer om hur det funkar här.
Så här hanterar KB dina uppgifter vid användning av denna tjänst.