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. 2022 Jan;30(1):140-145.
doi: 10.1111/wrr.12979. Epub 2021 Oct 22.

Autologous platelet-rich fibrin as an adjunct to non-surgical periodontal therapy-A follow up clinical pilot study

Nirosha Narendran  1 , Raghavendra Vamsi Anegundi  1 , Santhosh B Shenoy  1 , Thara Chandran  2
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Autologous platelet-rich fibrin as an adjunct to non-surgical periodontal therapy-A follow up clinical pilot study

Nirosha Narendran et al. Wound Repair Regen. 2022 Jan.

Abstract

The aim was to evaluate the effectiveness of autologous platelet-rich fibrin (PRF) as an adjunct to scaling and root planing (SRP) in moderate periodontal pockets. The split-mouth study involved 32 sites from 16 patients. Baseline parameters were recorded followed by complete full-mouth SRP. The test and control sites were randomly selected and autologous PRF was placed in the test site and other site served as control. The blinded examiner recorded clinical parameters at baseline, 60 days, and 90 days. No statistical significance was found at baseline in probing depth (PD) and clinical attachment level (CAL). Statistically, significant improvement was observed within test and control groups at 90 days compared to baseline values. A statistically significant difference in test sites was found in terms of reduction in PD and clinical attachment gain (CAG) compared to the control sites at the end of the study period (p value <0.05). This split-mouth pilot study emphasized a statistically significant improvement in pocket depth reduction and CAL gain when PRF was used as an adjunct to SRP in moderate periodontal pockets.

Keywords: growth factors; periodontal disease; periodontal pocket; platelet rich fibrin; scaling and root planing.

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