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The effect of zinc gluconate supplementation on the symptoms and tongue epithelium regeneration in non-psoriatic patients with migratory glossitis
Miloš Čanković
orcid.org/0000-0002-3463-7048
; Oral Medicine Section, Faculty of Medicine, University of Novi Sad, Serbia
Marija Bokor-Bratić
; Dental Clinic, Faculty of Medicine, University of Novi Sad, Serbia
Jovan Marinoski
; Oral Medicine Section, Faculty of Medicine, University of Novi Sad, Serbia
Nebojša Stilinović
; Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Clinical Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Novi Sad, Serbia
Sažetak
The aim of this study was to evaluate zinc gluconate as a treatment option in patients with symptomatic migratory glossitis (MG). Using simple random sampling, 28 non-psoriatic patients with symptomatic MG were divided into a test and control group. The test group took 20 mg/day of chelated zinc gluconate for one month, and was put on a diet rich in zinc. The control group was only put on a diet rich in zinc. Changes in the size of red atrophied areas (width and length) and the intensity of symptoms were evaluated as primary and secondary outcomes, respectively, at baseline, after therapy, and one month later. In the test group, the mean value of the red atrophy area width and length displayed some significant reduction as a primary outcome. There were no significant changes in the size of red patches in the control group. Secondary outcome showed that the intensity of subjective symptoms in the test group significantly decreased (P=0.042) compared with controls. The filiform papillae had partially or completely regenerated in 85.7% of cases in the test group and in 23.1% of the controls (P=0.001). Red patches with raised keratotic rims may have healed spontaneously and reappeared in constantly changing patterns that are typical for MG. This phenomenon was not observed in patients supplemented with zinc, and new atrophy areas occurred in only one case. Low-dose zinc gluconate supplementation may have a positive therapeutic effect on tongue epithelium regeneration and symptomatology in patients with MG.
in our region were consistent with those from other studies.
Ključne riječi
Zinc; Zinc supplementation; Migratory glossitis; Geographic tongue; Controlled Clinical Trials
Hrčak ID:
203217
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Datum izdavanja:
5.7.2018.
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