Benefits Of Dental Platelet Rich Plasma/Fibrin (PRP/PRF)
Plasma Therapy can assist in tissue and bone regeneration, decrease the possibility of infection, reduce swelling and help assure the long-term success of dental surgery. In most cases, patients who take advantage of Plasma Therapy can experience the following benefits:
- Less pain and swelling after surgery
- Faster healing of extraction sites, bone grafts and dental implants
- Less risk of dry socket after a tooth extraction
- Minimize infection risk
- Improved overall healing and strength of the bone after dental surgery, implants, bone grafting, etc.
- Cost-effective, convenient and completely safe
Dr. Austin Starr is proud to offer this advanced treatment technique. Using PRP goes above and beyond the standard of care. This added valuable service at Starr Oral Surgery allows patients to have a quick recovery getting you back to doing what you love best. Contact us today to learn more about the power of plasma and how it can improve your oral surgery outcomes.
The use of platelet rich plasma (or “PRP therapy”) to accelerate healing gained widespread acceptance in the fields of sports medicine and orthopedic surgery during the 1990s. Now, PRP therapy has proven valuable when used in conjunction with dental implant procedures and tooth extraction, contributing to faster tissue and bone growth. PRP therapy is currently being used to reduce post-operative pain, promote tissue repair, and reduce healing times in a variety of different disciplines.
No one wants a dry socket. It is an unwanted risk of the healing process. The best-known prevention of a dry socket is platelet-rich plasma (PRP) / platelet rich fibrin (PRF).
In the normal healing process, your immune system sends white blood cells and growth factors to the surgery site. These good healing cells also bring pain, inflammation, and swelling with them. PRP/PRF is a collection of those good cells, which gives you a jump start on the healing process, without waiting for the swelling and inflammation to bring the good cells. Plasma therapy reduces pain, speeds healing, and lowers the risk of dry socket. PRP has many uses in medicine: for tendinitis, arthritis, plastic surgery, and oral surgery.
Plasma is a component from the patient’s own blood. It is drawn from the vein and carefully transferred into one or more glass coated sterile tubes. These are placed in a centrifuge machine which is calibrated ideally using specific RPM settings and time specifications. The blood separates into three layers: red blood cells, platelet-rich plasma/fibrin (PRP/PRF), and watery platelet poor plasma. The layer of plasma is a rich gold color and contains white blood cells, growth factors, fibrinogen (that helps with clotting) and more! The PRP and contained PRF clot is removed from the test tube and placed in the extraction socket for amazing results!
