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Body Weight Loss After Orthognathic Surgery: Comparison Between Postoperative Intermaxillary Fixation with Metal Wire and Elastic Traction, Factors Related to Body Weight Loss

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Introduction

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.

Materials and methods

Subjects were 59 patients with dentofacial deformity, comprising 31 patients treated with intermaxillary fixation (IMF) and 28 patients treated with elastic traction without IMF (ELT) just after surgery. Body weight loss was measured at 1 week (T1) and 2 weeks (T2) after surgery. Body weight loss was compared between IMF and ELT, and factors related to body weight loss were statistically analyzed.

Results

Body weight loss ratio was significantly increased in IMF (2.6%) rather than in ELT (1.4%) at T1, but only tended to be increased in both groups at T2, showing no statistical difference. Body weight loss ratio was significantly increased at T2 compared to T1 in both groups. Body weight loss was significantly greater at T2 than at T1.

Conclusion

Both IMF and ELT cause body weight loss after orthognathic surgery, but IMF causes body weight loss earlier than ELT and increased early body weight loss increases continuous body weight loss after orthognathic surgery.

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  1. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, 13-1 Takaramachi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, 920-8641, Japan

    K. Ooi & S. Kawashiri

  2. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of Oral Patho-biological Science, Graduate School of Dental Medicine, Hokkaido University, Kita 13 Nishi 7 Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 060-8586, Japan

    K. Ooi, K. Matsushita, H. Yamaguchi, T. Mikoya & K. Tei

  3. Gerodontology, Department of Oral Health Science, Graduate School of Dental Medicine, Hokkaido University, Kita 13 Nishi 7 Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 060-8586, Japan

    N. Inoue

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Ooi, K., Inoue, N., Matsushita, K. et al. Body Weight Loss After Orthognathic Surgery: Comparison Between Postoperative Intermaxillary Fixation with Metal Wire and Elastic Traction, Factors Related to Body Weight Loss. J. Maxillofac. Oral Surg. 20, 95–99 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12663-019-01318-6

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