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Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-138352
ABSTRACT
The effect of intermaxillary fixation on patients’ nutritional status was studied by observing weight reduction after the procedure. From 1985 to May 1986, fifty jaw-fractured patients were treated by this method and have complete body weight records. The average weight of the patients before fixation was 49.99 kgs. 1, 2, 3, and 4 weeks after the operation, weight changed to 49.03, 48.82, 48.67 and 48.68 kgs respectively, and there was no statistical significance (P = 0.05).