Year : 2019

Volume : Volume 10

Issue : Issue 1s

Address for correspondence :
Dr. Abhishek Kumar Singh.
abhisheksingh@gmail.com

Abstract

Aim: The aim of the study was to evaluate and compare wound healing and bone regeneration in extraction sockets with and without Platelet Rich Fibrin (PRF). Materials and Method: The present study was carried out on 25 patients from Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery at the Dr.D.Y.Patil Dental College & Hospital, Pune on patients undergoing extraction of maxillary or mandibular teeth simultaneously for split mouth study. Result: Patients with PRF group had better healing index when compared to without PRF group. Use of PRF showed a comparable increase in bone density suggesting possible early rehabilitation in sockets. Conclusion: Appreciable wound healing and bone regeneration was seen in the experimental group when compared to the control substantiating the use of PRF as an inexpensive autologous material for socket preservation and future rehabilitation. Our study also showed that minimal operator expertise was required when compared to bone harvesting form distant sites. The shorter duration between extraction and rehabilitation obviates the need for a second procedure.

Keywords: Wound healing, bone regeneration, CBCT, PRF.