Effect of Platelet-Rich Plasma Biomembrane on Enhancing Bone Regeneration Following Endodontic Surgery

Launched by ALEXANDRIA UNIVERSITY · Sep 27, 2019

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15 healthy patients of both genders, between 20 and 45 years of age, presenting with 22 anterior/premolar teeth in need of endodontic surgery were recruited. Teeth presented with failed non-surgical root canal therapy and periapical radiolucency of ≥ 1cm in size. Patients were randomly divided following surgery into two groups, with 11 teeth each.

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • 1. Healthy patients.
• • 2. Selected tooth with previous root canal therapy failure and in need of endodontic surgery.
• • 3. Existence of a periapical radiographic lesion surrounding the root canal treated tooth, of size ≥ 1 cm.
• • 4. Healthy periodontal condition (probing depth, mobility \& epithelial attachment level are all within normal range).
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • 1. Leaking coronal restoration.
• • 2. Periodontal ligament breakdown and presence of apicomarginal defects.

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