Obesity in young women is positively associated with periodontitis.

Daline Oliveira CarneiroIsaac Suzart Gomes-FilhoSimone Seixas da CruzSoraya Castro TrindadeKionna Oliveira Bernardes SantosViviane Almeida SarmentoTaciane Oliveira Bet FreitasHeloísa Laís Rosario Dos SantosAlexandre Marcelo HintzPedro Nascimento Prates SantosAna Claudia Morais Godoy FigueiredoPeter Michael LoomerJohelle de Santana Passos-Soares

Published in: Clinical oral investigations (2022)

Obese females and younger people are more likely to also have periodontitis. Periodontal evaluation and clinical management of individuals with obesity is recommended.

Keyphrases

weight loss
metabolic syndrome
insulin resistance
type diabetes
high fat diet induced
weight gain
bariatric surgery
adipose tissue
skeletal muscle
body mass index