The Journal of Implant & Advanced Clinical Dentistry
current issue March, 2020
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13. Case of the Month
Background: This case report documents seri- alized treatment of failing maxillary incisors with dental implants. Patient and provider goals were to restore function and improve esthetics while avoiding the use of removable appliances.
21. JIACD Continuing Education
Platelet-rich fibrin (PRF), developed in France by Choukroun et al (2001), is a second generation platelet concentrate widely used to accelerate soft and hard tissue healing. Its advantages over the better known platelet-rich plasma (PRP) include ease of preparation/application, minimal expense, and lack of biochemical modification (no bovine thrombin or anticoagulant is required). PRF is a strictly autologous fibrin matrix containing a large quantity of platelet and leukocyte cytokines. This article serves as an introduction to the PRF “concept” and its potential clinical applications.
35. Powertome® Assisted Atraumatic Tooth Extraction
Background: While traditional dental extraction techniques encourage minimal trauma, luxated elevation and forceps removal often results in fracture or deformation of the dentoalveolar housing. This trauma typically results in post extraction ridge defects that may preclude treatment with dental implants or result in subpontic food traps when traditional fixed partial dentures are used. These problems may be avoided with “atraumatic” extraction techniques. This paper introduces an automated periotome that combines bone preservation with expedient extraction times.
