Search / Trial NCT06617689

Effect of Patient Education on Drinking Behaviour and Oral Hygiene in Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgery

Launched by ST. OLAVS HOSPITAL · Sep 26, 2024

Trial Information

Current as of October 03, 2024

Not yet recruiting

Keywords

Obesity Oral Health

Description

Both caries and periodontitis are more prevalent among people with obesity. At the same time, we know that bariatric surgery is associated with poorer oral health expressed by caries, enamel erosion and short-term increased inflammation in the gums. Although we do not yet have evidence to determine causality, we suspect that oral health in bariatric surgery patients is further impaired by both systemic effects (hyposalivation, altered oral microbiome, reflux and vomiting) and by altered eating and drinking patterns after surgery (acid exposure with subsequent demineralisation of tooth ename...

Gender

ALL

Eligibility criteria

  • Inclusion Criteria:
  • * Eligible for bariatric surgery at a Norwegian hospital
  • Exclusion Criteria:
  • * Insufficient language skills
  • * Lack of consent competency

About Sponsor

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID, /ˈnaɪ.æd/) is one of the 27 institutes and centers that make up the National Institutes of Health (NIH), an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). NIAID's mission is to conduct basic and applied research to better understand, treat, and prevent infectious, immunologic, and allergic diseases.

Contacts

JC

Jennifer Cobb

Immunology at National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

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