The title of the article is "Platelet-Rich Fibrin in Mesh Exposure Repair", and it presents a case report where a large bone defect from the extraction of an infected tooth was grafted using a titatium mesh "cage" to contain and protect the graft. The graft augmented both the width and the height of the ridge, and is less predictable than grafting after an extraction. A premature exposure of the mesh that could have resulted in the failure of the graft was corrected by the use of PRF membranes made from the patient's own blood.
The PRF procedure concentrates growth factors present in the blood platelets that promote accelerated healing of the surgical wound.
If you don't get the magazine, you can read the full article in the January issue of Dentistry Today here:
http://www.dentistrytoday.com/articles/articles/185-table-of-contents/9897-January-2014
or here:
http://www.dentistrytoday.com/implants/9881-platelet-rich-fibrin-in-mesh-exposure-repair
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Carlos Boudet, DDS, DICOI
1840 Forest Hill Blvd, Suite 204
West Palm Beach, Florida 33406
Phone: (561) 968 6022
Carlos Boudet, DDS, DICOI
1840 Forest Hill Blvd, Suite 204
West Palm Beach, Florida 33406
Phone: (561) 968 6022
Website: http://www.boudetdds.com
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