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Bee wax and honey—a primer for OMFS

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Beeswax is the natural secretion from the wax gland of the genus Apis mellifera and Apis cerana whereas honey is a by-product of flower nectar and the upper aero-digestive tract of the honey bee. The introduction of beeswax and honey to clinical use dates back to the fourteenth century but subsequently it was restricted to the cosmetic and food industry. With the emerging trend of using natural resources as cure for many diseases, beeswax and honey have regained its popularity in medical field. The presented manuscript describes the production, composition, and attempts to highlight the uses of beeswax, honey, and advances especially in oral and maxillofacial surgery.

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The authors would like to thank the Coorg Honey & Wax Producers Cooperative Society Ltd, Virajpet for their general support.

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  1. Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Coorg Institute of Dental Sciences, Virajpet, Karnataka, 571218, India

    Shruthi Saralaya, Jayanth B S, Nissy Susan Thomas & Sunil S M

  2. GSR Institute of Facial Plastic Surgery, 17-1-383/55, Vinay nagar Colony, IS Sadan, Hyderabad, Telangana, 500059, India

    Shruthi Saralaya

  3. DCKH-ABMSS Cleft Centre’s, Indiqube Penta 51, Richmond Road, Bengaluru, 560025, India

    Jayanth B S

  4. Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Kannur Dental College, Anjarakandi, Kerala, India

    Sunil S M

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Saralaya, S., B S, J., Thomas, N.S. et al. Bee wax and honey—a primer for OMFS. Oral Maxillofac Surg 25, 1–6 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10006-020-00893-0

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