Should patients take vitamin D before mandibular operations?
Syed, Nazar Chiu, Geoff Korczak, Peter
Syed, Nazar
Chiu, Geoff
Korczak, Peter
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Vitamin D deficiency is endemic in the United Kingdom (UK), particularly in high-risk groups. We report the outcomes of patients with low concentrations of the vitamin who had complications after reduction of mandibular fractures or osteotomy, and those who were screened preoperatively. A deficiency can be diagnosed with a simple and inexpensive blood test, and in the UK the cost of a vitamin D tablet is about £0.04/tablet/day. Patients at risk of a deficiency should be screened before mandibular operations, and those listed for orthognathic surgery or replacement of the temporomandibular joint should be asked to take a supplement before operation.
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2017-08
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Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2017 Aug 10. pii: S0266-4356(17)30235-8. doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2017.07.004. [Epub ahead of print]
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