Fig 1.
Study design.
Table 1.
Used criteria to characterize the serum ferritin levels.
Table 2.
Distribution of the sample according to oral health
Table 3.
Missing teeth in edentulous patients.
Table 4.
Distribution of patients using dental prosthesis.
Table 5.
Univariate analysis of serum ferritin levels preoperatively according to the condition of present and absent teeth.
Table 6.
Univariate analysis of serum ferritin levels postoperatively according to the condition of present and absent teeth.
Table 7.
Comparison of loss percentage of excess weight after 3 months of surgery between dentate and rehabilitated patients.