RecruitingNCT04851470

Periodontal Assessment of a Bariatric Care Population

Periodontal Assessment of a Bariatric Care Population, Clinical, Genetic and Microbiological Characteristics. A Cross-sectional Study.

Sponsor

Queen Mary University of London

Enrollment

394 participants

Start Date

Jan 31, 2014

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Conditions

Obesity Bariatric Surgery Candidate

Summary

Our primary aim is to investigate the prevalence and severity of Periodonotal Disease (PD) in a population of obese patients. Our secondary objectives are to: Investigate inflammatory biomarkers that have been associated with PD in the saliva of obese patients. Investigate the association of FTO gene (Obesity) polymorphisms with the prevalence of PD in this population. Investigate and describe the subgingival microbial flora in obese patients with PD from subgingival dental plaque samples as well as the salivary samples.

Eligibility

Min Age: 18 Years

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This clinical trial is studying a new treatment for people with bariatric surgery candidate and obesity. The study is currently recruiting participants at 4 locations.

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