Open AccessPlatelet concentrates: Bioengineering dentistry′s regenerative dreams
Author(s) -
Sushma Naag,
Abhishek Savirmath,
Butchi Babu Kalakonda,
Uday Kiran Uppada,
Shekar Kamisetty,
Esther Priyadarshini
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of dental research and reviews
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2348-3172
pISSN - 2348-2915
DOI - 10.4103/2348-2915.161211
Subject(s) - dentistry , medicine
Technological advances in the fields of medicine and allied sciences had given much needed momentum into the field of molecular biology and regenerative medicine. They indeed provided a boost to innovate new yields for both hard tissue and soft tissue regeneration in dentistry. One among them is the use of platelet concentrates (platelet rich plasma [PRP], platelet rich fibrin [PRF]). Autologous concentrate of blood platelets with a suspension of growth factors offers an enhanced healing of hard and soft tissues. It is an auxiliary benefit for an operator to be aware of platelet concentrates and its healing properties for delivering unsurpassed oral health care to patients. The current article outlines the principles, objectives and clinical insight to the regenerative potential of platelet concentrates in various fields of dentistry. The search words of the PubMed data base were PRF and other permutations of keywords such as "PRP dentistry", PRF dentistry, PRF regenerative dentistry