Platelet Rich Fibrin Treatment

Surgeons and patients benefit from the increased use of PRF in dental surgical procedures. From decreasing pain to providing a cost-effective option, PRF offers several advantages.

• It’s 100% natural and easy to produce. Because PRF is derived from the patient’s own blood, it is 100% natural and readily available. PRF does not require anticoagulants, bovine thrombin, or any other jellying factor. This also means patients have virtually no risk of experiencing a rejection reaction (i.e., a foreign body response), which can potentially happen when synthetic alternatives are used.
• Significant decrease in patient discomfort. PRF has been shown to reduce the risk of complications and restrictions a patient may experience due to donor site morbidity. The result is decreased patient discomfort, post-surgical pain, and post-op bleeding.
• Faster healing. PRF has resulted in faster healing due to its slow polymerization (i.e., the rate at which molecules combine). This process generates a fibrin network, leading to more efficient cell migration and faster healing.
• High cost-benefit ratio. By reducing the risk of donor site morbidity, PRF can potentially spare the patient from undergoing a second surgery. Since PRF is readily available, it is an option for patients to consider.

Patients’ jawbones have very little blood supply compared to other tissues in the human body, which means this area has less ability to heal and less defence against infection. Placing RFP in the extraction site protects it from infection and delivers proteins that accelerate healing.

This procedure is used when a patient needs an implant in the upper jaw but has a thin sinus wall unable to support implants on its own. A sinus lift is carried out to allow bone growth in the maxillary sinus floor to secure dental implant placement. In this instance, PRF can produce faster, stronger bone and soft tissue healing.

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The primary purpose of socket preservation is to preserve the health of the alveolar bone (i.e. the socket that holds the tooth in place). This bone is often damaged by disease and/or infection, which determines tooth removal.

Once the failing tooth is removed, it can create a jaw deformity if preventative measures aren’t taken.

In a socket preservation procedure, PRF membranes, which contain bone growth-enhancing elements, can be stitched over the wound or a graft material/scaffold placed in an extracted tooth’s socket before it is closed.

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Insufficient jawbone is one of the leading causes of dental implant failure. In sites where implants are placed, PRF occupies the space between the extraction site and the dental implant, helping to expedite healing and create jawbone structure.