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ReviewAustralian dental journal2020

Platelet-rich plasma and regenerative dentistry.

J Xu, L Gou, P Zhang, H Li, S Qiu

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Review in Australian dental journal, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 95 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
95citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
23.7field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

95 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 186 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

J XuShenzhen Longgang Institute of Stomatology, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.ORCID 0000-0001-7635-9253
L GouCenter for Genetic Medicine, Xuzhou Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China.
P ZhangShenzhen Longgang Institute of Stomatology, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
H LiShenzhen Longgang Institute of Stomatology, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
S QiuDepartment of Otolaryngology, Longgang E.N.T. Hospital & Shenzhen Key Laboratory of E.N.T., Institute of E.N.T, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
Longgang Central Hospital · CNMaternal and Child Health Hospital of Xuzhou · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Regenerative dentistry is an emerging field of medicine involving stem cell technology, tissue engineering and dental science. It exploits biological mechanisms to regenerate damaged oral tissues and restore their functions. Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) is a biological product that is defined as the portion of plasma fraction of autologous blood with a platelet concentration above that of the original whole blood. A super-mixture of key cytokines and growth factors is present in platelet granules. Thus, the application of PRP has gained unprecedented attention in regenerative medicine. The rationale underlies the utilization of PRP is that it acts as a biomaterial to deliver critical growth factors and cytokines from platelet granules to the targeted area, thus promoting regeneration in a variety of tissues. Based on enhanced understanding of cell signalling and growth factor biology, researchers have begun to use PRP treatment as a novel method to regenerate damaged tissues, including liver, bone, cartilage, tendon and dental pulp. To enable better understanding of the regenerative effects of PRP in dentistry, this review describes different methods of preparation and application of this biological product, and provides detailed explanations of the controversies and future prospects related to the use of PRP in dental regenerative medicine.

Indexed as

Platelet-Rich PlasmaBlood PlateletsDentistryHumansRegenerationCytokinesgrowth factorsplatelet-rich plasmaregenerative dentistry

Identifiers

PMID32145082
PMCPMC7384010
OpenAlexW3009968817

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