The purpose of this study is to analyze the actual need of speech therapy intervention through assessment, records and therapeutic sessions in the pre and post-surgery of the bariatric surgery candidate. This study, a cross-sectional one, describes the records, assessment and speech therapy sessions from a male patient, age 36, 51 BMI, presenting comorbidities, submitted to FobiCapella bariatric surgery. According to a pre-planned protocol, the patient underwent a three month of pre and post-surgery clinical assessment of the stomatognathic system, which was recorded through photos of the dynamic structures, orofacial system film, orofacial measurements and palpation of the masticatory muscles and temporalis. After the first evaluation, the patient received prescribed instructions on chewing and oromiofunctional exercises. The comparative analysis of pre and post-surgery assessments showed improvement in the general aspects of the stomatognathic system structures and on their functions such as chewing and breathing, however, because of some functional limitations, continuous speech therapy was made necessary to a maximum adjustment and balance. It is concluded, that the speech therapy documentation on the evaluation protocol of the bariatric surgery candidate, asserts for a specific and scientific speech therapy intervention, supporting the patient with a satisfactory oral adjustment to his new functional and morphological needs.
Mastication; Obesity; Morbid; Bariatric Surgery
