Effectiveness of Zinc Supplementation in Five Patients of Stomatitis

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  • YAMAMOTO TSUBASA
    Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Gamagori City Hospital
  • TAKEMOTO TAKASHI
    Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Gamagori City Hospital
  • ITO TATSUAKI
    Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Gamagori City Hospital
  • YOKOYA RINA
    Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Gamagori City Hospital
  • SHIMOMURA ERIKO
    Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Gamagori City Hospital
  • ACHIWA MOTONOBU
    Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Gamagori City Hospital Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Aichi gakuin Univesity School of Dentistry

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  • 亜鉛補充療法が有効であった口内炎の5例

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Zinc plays an essential role in humans, including numerous enzymatic catalysis and protein synthesis processes. Although the relationship between dysgeusia and zinc deficiency is widely recognized, there are few reports of stomatitis related to zinc deficiency. While stomatitis has various causes, in many cases the removal of the source of pain or application of steroidal ointment often leads to complete healing within one or two weeks. In certain cases of intractable stomatitis associated with low serum zinc levels, zinc supplementation may lead to complete healing. We experienced five cases of effective zinc supplementation in intractable stomatitis. We recommend the routine screening of zinc serum levels in intractable stomatitis cases.

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