platelet rich plasma (prp)

surgical periodontic procedures

Minimize post-operative downtime and accelerate healing with Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP).  Two of the most commonly heard questions from patients considering surgery are “How long is the recovery?” and “When can I return to normal social and business activities?”  If you are like most people, you have a busy schedule whether it is due to family, social, or business related issues.  No matter what the prevailing reasons, we all want to return to our public activities as soon as possible. 

The Healing Process

We all heal at different rates depending on our genes and our physical condition.  Although some surgical techniques are utilized, no two patients ever heal the exact same way.  Today’s medical technical innovations have brought to the surgical suite a revolutionizing technology that concentrates your very own healing factors from a small sample of self-donated blood. 

Platelet Rich Plasma is a by-product of blood (plasma) that is rich in platelets.  The doctor harvests and produces a sufficient quantity of platelets from blood drawn from the patient at the time of surgery.  PRP allows the body to heal at a greatly accelerated rate.  During healing, the body rushes many cells to the wound to initiate the healing process.  One of the cell types is platelets.  These platelets release growth factors into the wound, which then assist the body in repairing itself by stimulating stem cells to regenerate new tissue.  The more growth factors released into the wound, the more stem cells produce new host tissue.

Clinical Applications

PRP has many clinical applications.  These include bone grafting for dental implants, onlay grafts, sinus graft procedures, ridge augmentation procedures, soft tissue grafts, connective tissue grafts, and Alloderm procedures.

Benefits

Since PRP is a by-product of the patient’s own blood, disease transmission is not an issue.  It is also convenient because it can be generated at the time of the surgical procedure.  The growth factors released by the PRP allow the tissue to regenerate more quickly.  PRP is easy to handle and actually improves the ease of application of bone substitute materials and bone grafting products by making them more gel-like.

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