Clinical Usage Experience and Evaluation of Application of Platelet Rich Plasma Gel in Impacted Tooth Extraction: A Preliminary Study

Abstract

80 INTRODUCTION The early and late effects of Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) alone on healing of extracted sockets have been previously evaluated in an experimental animal study. Srisurang et al. reported the efficacy of PRP used for epithelialization of palatal free graft in minipigs. Hatakeyama et al. stated the effects of PRP on healing of extracted sockets in dogs. Recently, an easy technique to extract PRP gel (PRPG) was introduced. Shah et al. reported the efficacy of PRP gel in periodontal patients. However, very few studies have investigated the safety of PRP use during the healing process of sockets after extraction of impacted mandibular third molars in humans. In the present study, we evaluated the safety of PRPG in extracted sockets of impacted mandibular third molars. Clinical Usage Experience and Evaluation of Application of Platelet Rich Plasma Gel in Impacted Tooth Extraction: A Preliminary Study