“…Problems that develop as a result of the change in the sense of taste, such as dislike of some foods, malnutrition, weight loss, decreased quality of life, and depression, may prolong and complicate the postoperative care of orthognathic surgery patients [ 10 ]. Several studies have evaluated gustation changes after the surgical extraction of impacted wisdom teeth [ 11 , 12 ], nasal surgical procedures [ 13 ], and local anesthesia applications performed in the innervation area of these nerves [ 14 , 15 ]. However, to our knowledge, there are only two previous studies in the literature that evaluated changes in taste sensation after orthognathic surgical procedures, conducted with a small sample size [ 3 , 4 ].…”