Evaluation of changes in anthropometric and biochemical indexes before and after intermaxillary fixation

Abstract

one of the main treatment techniques for mandibular and midface fractures is intermaxillary fixation (IMF), but treatment with IMF interferes with normal nutrition, and malnutrition can affect the result of the treatment and patientEs recovery. Method and material: Paraclinical factors including lipid profile such as TG, HDL, LDL, Total cholesterol and protein profile indexes including albumin and hemoglobin, Anthropometric factors that we used are weight, BMI, TSF , BSF and submental skin fold which are diagnostic for malnutrition were evaluated in this study to point out how treatment with IMF changes these indexes. In this study 60 patients were treated with 4weeks of IMF, the anthropometricm, lipid profile and protein profile indexes for these patients were measured before and after the treatment. Result : The Albomin (Alb) decreased during this period but a slight increase was shown in the HB level. All lipid profile indexes decreased during this period but not statistically significant. All anthropometric indexes decreased and they was statistically significantIn. Conclusion: treatment with IMF could cause a malnutrition situation although not severe, which makes using nutrition supplements considerable in these cases.