{"id":1390,"date":"2019-02-17T20:13:57","date_gmt":"2019-02-17T20:13:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.brightsidedental.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1390"},"modified":"2024-04-23T09:19:10","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T08:19:10","slug":"platelet-rich-fibrinprf-a-game-changer-in-dentistry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brightsidedental.co.uk\/blog\/platelet-rich-fibrinprf-a-game-changer-in-dentistry\/","title":{"rendered":"Platelet Rich Fibrin(PRF) – A Game Changer In Dentistry?"},"content":{"rendered":"

At Brightside Dental, we aim to constantly improve and look to invest in new equipment that will enhance the care of our patients; be able to offer new treatments and enable us to work more effectively and more efficiently. Lat year, we invested in a new method of treatment called platelet-rich fibrin (PRF), by buying a machine specifically for this purpose. It’s something we have been using on an increasing basis and are findings we are achieving excellent results with it.<\/p>\n

Brightside’s principal dentist Ketan explains more: https:\/\/youtu.be\/yTKd0njXRok<\/a>
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How does it work?<\/strong><\/p>\n

PRF is a one-step method to obtain the platelet concentrates, or blood derivatives, that are needed to aid in the regeneration of soft tissue and bone, thereby creating a stable environment to perform dental procedures. We take a small amount of your blood and the machine centrifuges (spins) the blood into 3 different layers – red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets.It’s the platelets and growth factors that are most useful with healing.<\/div>\n
It means surgical treatment can have better and quicker healing with less post-operative complications.<\/div>\n
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What do we use it for?<\/strong><\/p>\n

We currently use PRF following extractions in order to help healing and reduce the risk of infection and also to help preserve as much bone as possible and can possibly help generate new bone.<\/p>\n

We also use it in some dental implant treatments.<\/p>\n

There is growing evidence that it can be use to treat some aspects of gum disease and after other types of surgery.<\/p>\n

There was a recent study carried out, whereby although this a newer form of treatment, the study looks at outcomes of dental treatments over the past 15 years.\u00a0Read it here;\u00a0https:\/\/www.joionline.org\/doi\/full\/10.1563\/aaid-joi-D-17-00179<\/a><\/p>\n

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Some Advantages of using PRF:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u25cf It’s a relatively simple treatment that could be performed by all dentists<\/p>\n