Alveolar Ridge Preservation with β-TCP Graft and Platelet-Rich Fibrin

Abstract

Guided bone regeneration (GBR) procedures, employing nonvitalbone grafting materials and membranes, were developedto counteract the significant resorption of alveolar bone followingtooth extraction. Alloplastic graft material, consisting of purephase of β-tricalcium phosphate ββ-TCP) in the preservation ofridge volume after tooth extraction and before dental implantplacement, is a well-accepted procedure. The healing potentialof platelet growth factors has generated interest in using plateletrichfibrin (PRF) in ridge preservation procedures. In the presentcase report, β-TCP bone graft was combined with PRF utilizingthe principles of guided bone regeneration to build the damagededentulous ridge to receive dental implant.