Platelet Rich Plasma a Boon for Periodontal Regeneration: A Review.

Platelet rich plasma (PRP) is the component of blood that is rich in platelets. When put in the wound site, it accelerates the healing by using body’s natural healing responses. Th e aim was to review the concepts of PRP and its applications in the dental fi eld. MEDLINE, Google Scholar and EMBASE was searched using terms PRP, platelet concentrates, autologous platelet gel, plasma very rich in platelets. It has been substantiated in the literature that the PRP has an ability to enhance the regenerative process of the human body by using patient’s own blood. Th e application of PRP off ers the dental patient something that is safe from outside disease transmission or immunogenic reactions.

Revisión de los factores de crecimiento en la cicatrización periodontal / A review of the growth factors in periodontal healing

Para que se produzca regeneración periodontal, tanto las células progenitoras del ligamento periodontal como las óseas, deben migrar a la superficie radicular, unirse a ella, madurar y proliferar. La selección de un factor de crecimiento es fundamental para dicha regeneración. Estos factores de crecimiento (FGFs, PDGF, IFGs, TGFs, EFG, fibronectina), junto a ciertas proteínas de inserción, tienen un papel relevante en la cicatrización periodontal