Wilmington Oral Surgery now has the technology to use the patient’s own body to help regrow bone and heal faster after a tooth extraction, implant surgery, facial trauma, or illness-related bone loss. This holistic approach eliminates concerns of infection and the risk of graft rejection.
The advanced technologies of platelet rich fibrin (PRF) and dentin autografts can speed recovery and regrow bone faster and to a greater extent.
What is Platelet-Rich Fibrin?
PRF uses the patient’s own blood, spun down in a centrifuge, to separate the platelets, fibrin and red blood cells from each other. They settle in 3 layers, by weight. The PRF, which is the middle layer, is removed and then used to accelerate bone and soft tissue healing. Fibrin serves as a clot that catches a bunch of platelets in the centrifuge and creates the PRF.
Platelet-rich fibrin has about 10x the platelets compared to normal levels in your blood. Platelets are the third type of blood cell – and they’re where the healing nutrients in our bloodstream lie. It’s what helps wounds clot and tissues regenerate. A PRF mesh applied to the site of a wound gives the area a super-dose of healing compounds and nutrients that boost the body’s ability to regrow damaged jaw bone tissue.
When used for bone grafting, the PRF is combined with the grafting material. This combination is frequently called sticky bone. The PRF concentrates important growth factors, which are slowly released over one to two weeks. Additionally, white blood cells are also concentrated in PRF. These cells help minimize the risk of infection at the surgical site. Platelet-rich fibrin treatments have been shown to speed recovery times and increase long-term success rates of oral surgeries.
What is Dentin Autografting?
When a patient needs a bone graft, the patient’s own bone is the best source of the graft. There’s minimal risk of rejection and no risk of contagion. However, this requires an initial surgery to harvest the bone tissue, which causes additional pain and another wound for your body to send healing resources to. Dentin autografting is a different kind of dental autograft.
Dentin autografting uses the patient’s extracted tooth as the bone grafting material. Most teeth can be used for dentin grafting. Once the tooth is removed it is cleaned and any fillings or cavities are removed. If the tooth has had a root canal, it cannot be used for dentin grafting. The tooth is then prepared into small particles and cleansed.
The dentin graft is ready for use in about ten minutes. Dentin and bone have very similar composition, and viable cells are present in the graft, making it an optimal grafting material for oral use. If future jaw grafts might be needed, any extra grafting material can be treated and stored for future use. Dentin grafting is a superior method to previous ones, and it’s a way to avoid having bone removed from somewhere else in your body to make the graft.
Holistic Healing for the Benefit of Our Oral Surgery Patients
Both PRF and dentin autografting use a patient’s own cells to promote healing. They’re the perfect mix of natural healing methods and leading-edge dental surgery tech. Wilmington Oral Surgery remains committed to compassionate excellence and a patient-centered philosophy. We’re focused on maximizing the results of your oral surgery while minimizing pain, discomfort and recovery time.
