Extraoral Halitosis due to Exhaled Acetone in Patients Undergoing Sleeve Gastrectomy.

Introduction:

Bariatric surgery is widely used and considered as one of the most effective treatments for morbid obesity, but it can be associated with medical and dental adverse side-effects. It is frequently associated with major metabolic changes that may lead to extraoral halitosis. Aim: To assess the role of exhaled acetone produced as a result of weight loss in the production of extra-oral halitosis in patients undergoing bariatric surgery. Materials and Methods: A prospective longitudinal cohort study was designed from October 2018 to November 2019 and monitored for six months postsurgery. The subjects were patients undergoing sleeve gastrectomy surgery with a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 35-50 kg/m2. Subjects were divided into two groups of low BMI loss (< 5 Kg/m²) and high BMI loss (≥ 5 Kg/m²) postsurgery, Breath samples were collected with a portable breath ketone analyser for measurement of acetone …

Post authors

HANADI G ALZAHRANI, MOHAMMED A ALSARHAN, ABDULLAH ALDOHAYAN, FAHAD BAMEHRIZ, HAMAD A ALZOMAN