New Article Published - Platelet Rich Fibrin in Mesh Exposure Repair

Dentistry Today magazine has published another article by West Palm Beach Dentist Carlos Boudet, DDS documenting a case related to bone grafting and the use of growth factors in autologous blood platelet concentrates.
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

West Palm Beach Dentist  
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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