Open AccessBody Weight Loss After Orthognathic Surgery: Comparison Between Postoperative Intermaxillary Fixation with Metal Wire and Elastic Traction, Factors Related to Body Weight Loss
Author(s) -
Kazuhiro Ooi,
Nozomu Inoue,
Kazuhiro Matsushita,
Hideyo Yamaguchi,
Tadashi Mikoya,
Shinya Kawashiri,
Kanchu Tei
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of maxillofacial and oral surgery/journal of maxillofacial and oral surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.293
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 0974-942X
pISSN - 0972-8279
DOI - 10.1007/s12663-019-01318-6
Subject(s) - weight loss , orthognathic surgery , medicine , traction (geology) , body weight , orthodontics , deformity , surgery , dentistry , obesity , geomorphology , geology
The aim of this study was to compare body weight loss between postoperative intermaxillary fixation with metal wire and elastic traction and to investigate factors related to body weight loss after orthognathic surgery.