Journal of Oral Medicine and Pain

Korean Academy of Orofacial Pain and Oral Medicine (대한안면통증구강내과학회)
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Effects of Zinc on Oral Bacteria and Volatile Sulfur Compound (VSC) in Oral Cavity

구강내 세균과 휘발성 황화합물에 대한 아연의 영향

  • Kim, Young-Jun (Department of Oral Medicine and Diagnosis, College of Dentistry, Kangnung National University)
  • 김영준 (강릉대학교 치과대학 구강내과진단학교실)
  • Published : 2007.09.30
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Abstract

Zinc compounds have been used in various fields - cosmetics, medicine, and dentistry -because of its effective functions to human tissues or organs. Especially, it is well known that zinc has many biologic effects in oral cavity. Zinc ion can affect various oral microorganisms, resulting in reduction of oral bacteria, dental plaque, and dental caries. Also, zinc ion has an ability to reduce amounts of oral anaerobic bacteria and oral VSC and can reduce oral malodor. The author summarized the characteristics and toxicity of zinc, several forms of zinc compounds applied in human tissues, and reviewed biologic effects of Zinc in oral cavity (anti-bacterial effects, anti-plaque effects, anti-caries effects, and anti-VSC effects of zinc). Because of many advantages of zinc in oral cavity, it can be concluded that application of zinc compound to various oral diseases will be extended and activated, and promising.

아연 화합물은 의학적 효용이 뛰어나서 예전부터 화장품, 의약품 및 치과용 제제 등으로 널리 사용되어 왔다. 특히, 아연의 구강내 생물학적 작용에 대해서는 널리 알려져 있는데, 아연은 구강내 미생물에 다양한 기전으로 영향을 가해서 항균 작용, 항치태 작용, 항우식 작용을 갖게 된다. 또한, 아연은 구취를 유발하는 구강내 혐기성 세균과 구강내 휘발성 황화합물에 영향을 주어서 구취 치료제로서도 널리 애용되고 있다. 이에 저자는 아연의 개괄적인 물성과 독성 및 상용되고 있는 아연 제제들을 요약하여 제시한 후, 구강내 세균과 휘발성 황화합물에 대한 아연의 생물학적 영향에 대하여 항균 효과, 항치태 효과, 항우식 효과 및 구취감소 효과 등으로 나누어 고찰해보았다. 아연은 다른 금속에 비하여 독성이 적고 치아 착색을 거의 유발하지 않으며, 가격 또한 저렴하여 구강내 감염, 치아우식증, 치주질환 및 구취 등의 예방 및 치료제로서 많은 장점을 지니고 있다. 향후 이러한 장점을 바탕으로, 치과 임상에서의 아연제제의 적용은 증가할 것으로 사료되며, 이에 대한 전망은 밝다고 할 수 있다.

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