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Improving oral hygiene and zinc supplementation show promise for taste disorder recovery. Zinc may be particularly beneficial for patients undergoing head and neck radiotherapy, aiding taste function.

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  • Oral Medicine
  • Pharmacology
  • Systematic Reviews

Background:

  • Taste disorders are common oral issues linked to medications or diseases.
  • Existing treatments for taste recovery include pharmacological, surgical, and physical methods.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To systematically review recent literature on palliative and curative interventions for taste recovery.
  • To assess the clinical efficacy of various treatments for dysgeusia.

Main Methods:

  • A comprehensive literature search was conducted up to June 2019 using major databases (PubMed, EMBASE).
  • Included studies were assessed for methodological quality using established tools (Delphi list, Newcastle-Ottawa scale).
  • 28 articles were selected from 1842 initial titles based on inclusion criteria.

Main Results:

  • A wide range of interventions were evaluated, including zinc compounds, esomeprazole, L-thyroxin, bethanechol, and others.
  • Evidence quality varied from poor to high across the included studies.
  • Improved oral hygiene and zinc supplementation emerged as potentially effective interventions.

Conclusions:

  • Improving oral hygiene may enhance taste ability.
  • Zinc supplementation can help prevent and alleviate taste disorders, especially in head and neck radiotherapy patients.
  • Further research is necessary to identify treatments with high efficacy and minimal adverse effects.