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. 2019 Nov 1;24(6):e704-e711.
doi: 10.4317/medoral.23015.

Efficacy of plasma rich in growth factor used for dry socket management: a systematic review

J-L Xu  1 , R Xia
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Efficacy of plasma rich in growth factor used for dry socket management: a systematic review

J-L Xu et al. Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal. .

Abstract

Background: The main aim of this systematic review was to assess the dry socket management using plasma rich in growth factor (PRGF) in terms of pain relief, alveolar fossa healing, inflammation, the incidence of dry socket.

Material and methods: PubMed, Cochrane Library, Elsevier Science Direct, China Biology Medicine (CBM), China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) and VIP database were searched for the related articles without language limitation. Two reviewers independently searched and evaluated relevant studies. This review has been registered in the website PROSPERO (CRD42018087252).

Results: 28 articles were retrieved on PubMed and 98 on other electronic databases in the initial search. In the end, 4 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) were included, with a total of 139 patients enrolled. The descriptive results indicated that the use of PRGF may help reduce pain and inflammation after tooth extraction. To some extent, it is beneficial to the management of dry socket after extraction.

Conclusions: Quality assessment indicated all the included studies were judged to be at high risk of bias with low quality. Hence, it was impossible to make a recommendation for clinical use of PRGF based on the current evidence. Clearly, a multicenter clinical randomized controlled trial is needed urgent to evaluate the safety and efficacy of PRGF for dry socket management.

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Conflicts of interest The authors have declared that no conflict of interest exist.

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