The Efficacy of Zinc Supplementation for Accelerate Bone Healing and Reduce Edema, Trismus and Pain as Post-Operative Sequelae in Maxillofacial Surgery: A Literature Review
Journal Title: International Journal Of Medical Science And Clinical Research Studies - Year 2022, Vol 2, Issue 11
Abstract
Maxillofacial surgeryinvolves an operation to correct a disease, injury or defect of face, jaw or mouth. Recently some strategies have been developed for minimizing postoperative discomfort after maxillofacial surgery, including the use of pharmacological therapy and alternative medicine. However, patients still suffer some pain, swelling, and limitation in mouth mobility and other symptoms after surgery. Reducing malaise and postoperative complications is a critical issue for Plastic Reconstructive doctors. Zinc is a group IIb metal that is involved in diverse physiological processes such as growth, immune system modulation and tissue repair, significant reduction in the use of analgesics for oral pain, acts as anti-inflammatory agent can promote wound healing, increases thenumber of osteoblasts by stimulating protein synthesis in the osteoblastic cells and has many impactson the bone healing process.
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Andi Muh. Octavian Pratama, Anwar Lewa
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- DOI 10.47191/ijmscrs/v2-i11-27
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