The Use of Platelet-Rich Plasma Alone in The Treatment of Periodontal Endosseous Defects: A Report of Two Clinical Cases

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Eudoxie Pepelassi Harry Charalabos Stamatakis Ioannis Vrotsos Nikolaos Markou Sotirios Kotsovilis

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Eudoxie Pepelassi
Department of Periodontology, School of Dentistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece

A B S T R A C T

Background: On the basis of animal histologic data and randomized controlled trials, the authors provide reports of two cases, in which platelet-rich plasma (PRP) alone was used to treat periodontal endosseous defects in patients exhibiting generalized severe chronic periodontitis. Case Descriptions: Clinicians treated endosseous defects with a probing pocket depth of 6 and 8 millimeters (case 1), and 4 mm (case 2) by using PRP alone. At six months, complete periodontal pocket resolution, and significant clinical attachment gain and radiographic defect fill, compared with pre-surgical values, occurred in all defects. Clinical Implications: PRP alone may be clinically and radiographically efficacious in the treatment of periodontal endosseous defects.

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Case Report

Publication history

Received: Fri 09, Aug 2019
Accepted: Mon 02, Sep 2019
Published: Mon 30, Sep 2019

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© 2023 Eudoxie Pepelassi. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Hosting by Science Repository.
DOI: 10.31487/j.DOBCR.2019.04.02