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Assessing healing of periapical pathologies by platelet-rich fibrin: A clinical study.

Deepak Sharma, Preeti Bhadouria, Pinky Chaurasia, Surbhi Patel, Devanshi Vaghela, Hemal Patel

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6 authors.

Deepak SharmaDepartment of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be) University Dental College and Hospital, Navi Mumbai, India.
Preeti BhadouriaDepartment of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Maharana Pratap college of Dentistry and Reasearch Centre, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Pinky ChaurasiaDepartment of Pedodontic and Preventive Dentistry, Triveni Institute of Dental Science and Research Center, Bodri, Bilaspur, Chhattishgarh, India.
Surbhi PatelConsultant Endodontist, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.
Devanshi VaghelaDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Karnavati School of Dentistry, Karnavati University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India.
Hemal PatelDepartment of Public Health Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Science, Dharmsinh Desai University, Nadiad - 387003, Gujarat, India.

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Abstract

One of the on-going clinical challenges in endodontic microsurgery is the regeneration of massive periapical lesions. Hence, a Forty patients participated in this randomized controlled clinical experiment to see how well platelet-rich fibrin (PRF) worked as a scaffold for regeneration in comparison to the body's inherent ability to mend blood clots. The decrease in lesion volume, pain ratings, and the repair of soft tissues were evaluated at 6 and 12 months by CBCT. PRF demonstrated a much higher rate of bone regeneration (85.2% vs. 64.8%, p < 0.001) and reduced levels of post-operative discomfort on days 1 and 3. Thus, we show that PRF is an inexpensive and easy way to improve the predictability of recovery after periapical surgery.

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bone regenerationendodontic microsurgeryguided tissue regenerationperiapical lesionPlatelet-rich fibrin

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PMID41623752
PMCPMC12859289

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