Year : 2020

Volume : Volume 11

Issue : Issue 2s

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Dr. Arpit Sikri.
arpitsikri@gmail.com

Abstract

Background:  The viability of Platelet Rich Fibrin (PRF) on the enhancement of osseous and associated tissue healing has been substantiated well in literature. However, paucity in the applicability of PRF to enhance periimplant healing in the oral region is not well-corroborated. To evaluate and compare crestal/marginal bone loss around implants placed with Platelet Rich Fibrin (PRF) or without it radiographically. Materials and Methods: Present study was conducted in the Department of Prosthodontics, Sudha Rustagi College of Dental Sciences and Research, Faridabad. Partially edentulous patients, with at least two teeth missing in a single arch, were selected from the patient pool for this study. Bone loss was assessed in 2 implants placed on the same side or opposite side in the same arch of a single patient. Thus, two implants were placed in the same arch in one patient. Follow up radiographs after implant placement and after three months were analyzed for the amount of bone loss. Results: Results of the present study showed that on the mesial and distal side of implant placement, clinically significant loss of crestal bone was observed postoperatively when implants were placed with PRF or without PRF.  Statically, no significant difference was observed in the level of crestal bone loss mesially and distally when the implant was placed with PRF and without PRF. Conclusion: Within the limitations of the study, it can be concluded that assessing the effect of placement of PRF in vivo would result in better soft tissue as well as hard tissue healing both quantitatively as well as qualitatively.

Keywords: Growth factors, bone regeneration, blood platelet, platelet-rich fibrin, crestal bone loss, marginal bone loss.