Effect of PRF and Allograft Use on Immediate Implants at Extraction Sockets with Periapical Infection -Clinical and Cone Beam CT Findings.

Effect of PRF and Allograft Use on Immediate Implants at Extraction Sockets with Periapical Infection -Clinical and Cone Beam CT Findings. Bull Tokyo Dent Coll. 2018;59(2):97-109 Authors: S Medikeri R, Meharwade V, M Wate P, V Lele S Abstract Immediate implant placement can be successful, even at infected sites. The adjunctive effects of concomitant use of platelet-rich fibrin (PRF) and decalcified freeze-dried bone allografts (DFDBA) at periapically infected sites remains to be determined, however. The purpose of this prospective study was to investigate the effect of combined use of PRF and DFDBA on immediate implant survival at tooth extraction sites exhibiting periapical lesions. Implants were immediately placed in 8 patients under a standard chemotherapeutic protocol. Adin titanium implants were used in all cases. The combination of PRF and DFDBA was used to fill the gap between the implant body and the surrounding socket wall. The final restoration was placed after 3 months. The full-mouth plaque, gingival bleeding index, and gingival esthetics scores were assessed at 3, 6, and 12 months. Cone beam computed tomography images obtained at baseline and at 12 months after implant loading were analyzed. The plaque index scores showed statistically significant differences at 3, 6, and 12 months (p<0.05). The gingival bleeding index score showed no significant difference. No difference was noted in buccal gingival level on the impl...
Source: The Bulletin of Tokyo Dental College - Category: Dentistry Authors: Tags: Bull Tokyo Dent Coll Source Type: research