Has anyone learned any new info regarding post op dental health?

Over the last few months, there have been several Q&A postings on dental health. Many postops have rotting, cracking teeth, gum disease and bleeding gums, changes in the color of their teeth etc. Theories have been tossed around - lack of calcium, wrong kind of calcium, flouride rinses, flouride treatments at the dentist's office, high protein diet, stomach acid etc. Does anyone know anything for sure? Has anyone confirmed with their dentist that a specific treatment would be effective in keeping the teeth and gums strong and healthy post wls? Does anyone know of a dentist or oral surgeon who is researching the effect of wls on oral health? Currently I have strong enamel, healthy gums, few fillings, had very extensive oral(jaw)surgery and orthodontics 20 years ago. I am preop(aug7/03) and I'm seeing my dentist in 10 days. I am trying to gather some info/links that would be useful to him and to be able to suggest to him some kind of treatment that would be useful to me.

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