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

Maxillofacial surgery involves an operation to correct a disease, injury or defect of face, jaw mouth. Recently some strategies have been developed for minimizing postoperative discomfort after maxillofacial surgery, including the use pharmacological therapy and alternative medicine. However, patients still suffer pain, swelling, limitation in mouth mobility other symptoms surgery. Reducing malaise complications is critical issue Plastic Reconstructive doctors. Zinc group II b metal that involved diverse physiological processes such as growth, immune system modulation tissue repair, significant reduction analgesics oral acts anti- inflammatory agent can promote wound healing, increases number osteoblasts by stimulating protein synthesis osteoblastic cells has many impact on bone healing process.