Use of PRF in Treatment of Dry Socket.

Medical University of Lodz

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Alveolar Osteitis

Treatments: Drug: Nipas application; Procedure: PRF application

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04476121

0002

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of the study is to evaluate the influence of PRF application in case of alveolar osteitis.

Full description

The main objective was to compare the effects of using two different methods in the treatment of dry socket (alveolar osteitis), which is a postoperative complication of dental extraction. The first was Nipas, applied, if dry socket was diagnosed following a tooth extraction. In case of subsequent extraction of homonymous tooth and reoccurrence of dry socket, patients were treated with application of PRF.

Enrollment: 30 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 70 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• no known medical history of abnormal platelet counts,
• patients with symmetric teeth qualified for extraction,

Exclusion criteria

• patients treated previously for existing dry socket,
• patients allergic to acetylsalicylic acid ,
• systemic diseases,
• pregnancy,
• lactation,
• drugs known to affect the number or function of platelets,
• abnormal platelet counts,

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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30 participants in 2 patient groups

PRF application

Experimental group

Description:

Patients with alveolar osteitis in which PRF application was performed.

Treatment:

Procedure: PRF application

Aspirin application

Active Comparator group

Description:

Patients with alveolar osteitis in which Nipas was used.

Treatment:

Drug: Nipas application