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Polymerized injectable platelet-rich fibrin with octacalcium phosphate (bontree®) for treatment of periodontal intrabony defects assessed using CBCT: A randomized controlled clinical trial.

P P Safwana, Sreekanth Puthalath, Deepak Thomas, Deepu Mathews Panickal, N Shahna, Maria Thomas

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P P SafwanaDepartment of Periodontics and Implantology, Educare Institute of Dental Sciences, Malappuram, Kerala, India.
Sreekanth PuthalathDepartment of Periodontics and Implantology, Educare Institute of Dental Sciences, Malappuram, Kerala, India.
Deepak ThomasDepartment of Periodontics and Implantology, Educare Institute of Dental Sciences, Malappuram, Kerala, India.
Deepu Mathews PanickalDepartment of Periodontics and Implantology, Educare Institute of Dental Sciences, Malappuram, Kerala, India.
N ShahnaDepartment of Periodontics and Implantology, Educare Institute of Dental Sciences, Malappuram, Kerala, India.
Maria ThomasDepartment of Periodontics and Implantology, Educare Institute of Dental Sciences, Malappuram, Kerala, India.

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Abstract

Periodontal intrabony defects remain a significant clinical challenge due to the difficulty in achieving predictable regeneration of lost alveolar bone. Therefore, it is of interest to evaluate the effectiveness of injectable platelet-rich fibrin (I-PRF) polymerized with octacalcium phosphate (OCP) compared to OCP alone in treating intrabony defects using a split-mouth design. Hence, twelve patients with chronic periodontitis contributed twenty-four sites, assessed clinically and radiographically using CBCT at baseline and six months. Both groups demonstrated significant improvements in clinical and radiographic parameters, with greater percentage changes observed in the I-PRF + OCP group, although intergroup differences were not statistically significant. The adjunctive use of polymerized I-PRF with OCP shows a favorable trend in enhancing periodontal regeneration and warrants further investigation in larger studies.

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cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT)Injectable platelet-rich fibrinoctacalcium phosphate (OCP)periodontal regeneration

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PMID42662374
PMCPMC13519467

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