Body Fat Composition and Weight Changes After Double-Jaw Osteotomy


Kuvat S. V., Guven E., Hocaoglu E., Basaran K., Marsan G., Cura N., ...More

JOURNAL OF CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY, vol.21, no.5, pp.1516-1518, 2010 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 21 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2010
  • Doi Number: 10.1097/scs.0b013e3181f03fb3
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1516-1518
  • Keywords: Dentofacial deformity, double-jaw osteotomy, nutrition, weight, fat, ANOREXIA-NERVOSA, SURGERY, FRACTURE
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Nutritional problems might be observed after surgical procedures. In this study, body weight and fat composition changes have been investigated in dentofacial deformity patients after the double-jaw osteotomy procedure.