Autologous platelet-rich fibrin: A boon to periodontal regeneration - Report of two cases

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Author Details : Shetty S , Yadav N , Mehta M , Vaish S , Dodwad V*

Volume : 2, Issue : 2, Year : 2014

Article Page : 112-119

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Abstract

Oral health continues to be a major health problem worldwide, chronic periodontitis being one of the most prevalent oral diseases. The pathologic hallmark of periodontitis is the destruction of the supporting structures of the teeth involved. The first goal of periodontal therapy is the complete healing of inflammatory condition and next is the regeneration of all lost structures. One of the most important and currently unsolved problems in clinical periodontics is the covering of multiple adjacent recessions and predictable successful treatment of furcation defects. Currently, no single regenerative material can be considered the gold standard in the treatment of periodontal defects. Recently, importance has been given to the use of platelet-rich fibrin (PRF) for predictably obtaining periodontal regeneration. PRF is an intimate assembly of cytokines, glycan chains, and structural glycoproteins, which are enmeshed within a slowly polymerized fibrin network; it has the potential to accelerate soft and hard tissue healing. The purpose of this article is to present the clinical results of a Grade II mandibular furcation defect and Millers Class I gingival recession treated with PRF.

Keywords: Platelet Rich Fibrin, Periodontal Regeneration, Furcation Defect.

How to cite : Shetty S, Yadav N, Mehta M, Vaish S, Dodwad V, Autologous platelet-rich fibrin: A boon to periodontal regeneration - Report of two cases. J Dent Spec 2014;2(2):112-119

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