Association Between Arterial Hypertension and Periodontal Status in Morbidly Obese Patients Who Are Candidates for Bariatric Surgery

• Main Authors: Gerson Aparecido Foratori-Junior (Author), Leonardo Silva Máscoli (Author), Carolina Cordeiro Marchese (Author), Eliel Soares Orenha (Author), Silvia Helena de Carvalho Sales-Peres (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2021-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: This study aimed to compare the systemic and periodontal conditions between morbidly obese patients with and without hypertension who were candidates for bariatric surgery. Methods: The study cohort had 111 morbidly obese patients stratified into two groups: patients with (G1 = 54) and wi...