A Case Report : Implant Treatment in a Patient with Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis Suspected to Be Associated with Zinc Deficiency

Abstract

Previous studies have suggested that low serum zinc levels can contribute to the development of recurrent aphthous stomatitis. We treated a 64-year-old female patient with recurrent aphthous stomatitis that was suspected to be associated with low serum zinc levels. We administered zinc supplementation therapy and concurrently performed implant treatment to address her bilateral maxillary molar defects. We first provided zinc supplementation therapy and strategically timed the implant placement during a period when stomatitis was not actively present. We consider it desirable to perform implant placement in patients with recurrent aphthous stomatitis accompanied by low serum zinc levels after treating the root cause such as by zinc supplementation.