Article: The Role of Vitamin D on the Wound Healing Process: A Case Series.
International medical case reports journal
2023 Volume 16, Page(s) 227–232
Abstract: Introduction: Vitamin D is an essential steroid hormone that consists of two forms, namely vitamin ... synthesis of vitamin D in the skin, food and dietary supplements. Prevalence of vitamin D deficiency ... in several countries including Indonesia is still high, while the role of vitamin D is very important including ...
Abstract | Introduction: Vitamin D is an essential steroid hormone that consists of two forms, namely vitamin D2 (ergocalciferol) and vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol), which can be obtained from exposure to sunlight, synthesis of vitamin D in the skin, food and dietary supplements. Prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in several countries including Indonesia is still high, while the role of vitamin D is very important including accelerating the wound healing process, increasing the immune system, anti-inflammatory, and anti-bacterial. Purpose: This case report aims to find out the role of vitamin D in the wound-healing process in the oral mucosa. Case reports: Two men went to the Oral Disease Clinic with complaints of canker sores on the oral mucosa for more than a month accompanied by pain. Intra-oral condition in the first patient showed multiple ulcers with yellowish white base surrounded by erythematous areas, well-defined, irregular with a size of 1.5 × 1 cm and 1 × 0.5 cm on the right and left buccal mucosa, while intra-oral in the second patient, a single ulcer with a base was found yellowish colour surrounded by erythematous area, oval measuring 3x1 cm, clearly demarcated with induration. Results: Laboratory examination of vitamin D in both patients showed decreased levels of vitamin D with values of 28.7 and 9.8 ng/mL. Conclusion: Vitamin D supplementation has shown effectiveness in wound-healing processes in the oral mucosa. |
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Language | English |
Publishing date | 2023-04-01 |
Publishing country | New Zealand |
Document type | Case Reports |
ZDB-ID | 2495077-4 |
ISSN | 1179-142X |
ISSN | 1179-142X |
DOI | 10.2147/IMCRJ.S402005 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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