THE APPROACHING THE OBESE PATIENTS IN DENTISTRY

Obesity and overweight are defined as abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that may impair health. the basic cause of obesity and overweight is the disarrangement between the energy spent on physical activities and metabolism and quantity of the energy gained by the way of nutrition. overweight and obesity prevalance reached to significant rates in developing and developed countries on various regions of the world. obesity is regarded as a basic risk factor especially for type 2 diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular system diseases and many chronic inflammatory diseases and evolution of cancer. the latest studies demonstrated that obesity is related to oral diseases and especially periodontitis. it is also related to dental caries, loss of tooth, traumatic injuries on teeth and xerostomia. the worldwide increase of obesity prevalance increases the possibility of encountering with obese people in clinics of dentists. transportation opportunities of clinic and ergonomics of the treatment environment may require some modifications for obese people. stages of examination of the patient, preparation for treatment, conservative or surgical interventions and drug treatment require some specific approaches on obese people. on this eclectic study, the goal is the evaluation of helpful information on approach of dentists to obese people under the illustration of actual literatures.