Platelet-Rich Plasma: Dental and Craniofacial Applications

Summary

This book describe the science, technology and clinical applications of platelet-rich plasma (PRP), a composite of growth factors use in wound healing and reconstruction.

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Detailed Description:

As of this writing, our understanding of the scientific mechanism of growth factors remains in its infancy. Primitively established in 1965 by the discovery of bone morphogenetic protein, the field of growth factor technology made stellar advances for many years despite a total lack of clinical applications. Beginning in 1998, however, the clinical science of growth factors grew exponentially, primarily as a result of studies involving the composite of growth factors known as platelet-rich plasma (PRP).

Over the next 7 years, a large body of excellent clinical studies was gradually amassed to define PRP as a legitimate tool in wound healing and essentially the first set of autologous human growth factors directly available to clinical surgeons. PRP is a catalyst for success in routine as well as major reconstructive surgeries and is a critical factor in the healing of compromised wounds. However, it is only an adjunct to healing; it cannot replace the basic principles of sterility, blood supply, and the careful handling of tissues.

In this book, Marx and Garg (both: oral and maxillofacial surgery, Miller School of Medicine, U. of Miami) describe the science, technology and clinical applications of platelet-rich plasma (PRP), a composite of growth factors use in wound healing and reconstruction. They describe the biology of platelets and the mechanism of PRP, dental applications such as acceleration of bone regeneration and soft tissue, craniofacial applications such as reconstruction of major defects caused by tumors and trauma (including alveolar cleft grafting) and soft tissue applications including dermal fat grafts, rhytidectomy and blepharoplasty. They include information on phlebotomy techniques and a sample PRP consent form

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