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ArticleInternational journal of dentistry2021

The Effectiveness of Advanced Platelet-Rich Fibrin in comparison with Leukocyte-Platelet-Rich Fibrin on Outcome after Dentoalveolar Surgery.

Alaa Z Makki, Anoud M Alsulami, Arwa S Almatrafi, Moroj Z Sindi, Shahinaz N Sembawa

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Article in International journal of dentistry, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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5 authors.

Alaa Z MakkiOral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Umm Al-qura University, Makkah 24225, Saudi Arabia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0280-8025
Anoud M AlsulamiDental and Oral Surgery, Umm Al-qura University, Makkah 24225, Saudi Arabia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6806-1972
Arwa S AlmatrafiDental and Oral Surgery, Umm Al-qura University, Makkah 24225, Saudi Arabia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4268-2380
Moroj Z SindiDental and Oral Surgery, Umm Al-qura University, Makkah 24225, Saudi Arabia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9186-2997
Shahinaz N SembawaPreventive Dentistry Department, Dental Public Health Division, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah 24225, Saudi Arabia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5259-6825

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

methodsThe study included 60 patients according to sample size calculation, recruited from patients seeking tooth extraction at oral and maxillofacial surgery clinic at Umm Al-Qura University, Faculty of Dentistry. Patients were divided into three groups. Group Ӏ included 20 patients managed by advanced platelet-rich fibrin after extraction. Group ӀӀ included 20 patients managed by leukocyte-platelet-rich fibrin after tooth extraction. Group ӀII included 20 patients left without any addition. Each group was further subdivided into surgical and nonsurgical extraction. Afterwards, patients in each group were assessed for postextraction pain by VAS, number of analgesics, and early soft tissue healing by LWHI.

resultsThe study outcomes demonstrate that the use of A-PRF significantly reduces postoperative pain in the 1

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