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Volume 32 , Issue 2
April 2012
Pages 165 (e41-e50)

Use of Platelet-Rich Fibrin Membrane Following Treatment of Gingival Recession: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Sasha Jankovic, DDS, PhD/Zoran Aleksic, DDS, PhD/Perry Klokkevold, DDS, MS/Vojislav Lekovic, DDS, PhD/Bozidar Dimitrijevic, DDS, PhD/E. Barrie Kenney, BDSC, FRACDS, DDS, MS/Paulo Camargo, DDS, MS, MBA, FACD

PMID: 22292152
DOI: 10.11607/prd.00.1048

This 6-month randomized controlled clinical study primarily aimed to compare the results achieved by the use of a platelet-rich fibrin (PRF) membrane or connective tissue graft (CTG) in the treatment of gingival recession and to evaluate the clinical impact of PRF on early wound healing and subjective patient discomfort. Use of a PRF membrane in gingival recession treatment provided acceptable clinical results, followed by enhanced wound healing and decreased subjective patient discomfort compared to CTG-treated gingival recessions. No difference could be found between PRF and CTG procedures in gingival recession therapy, except for a greater gain in keratinized tissue width obtained in the CTG group and enhanced wound healing associated with the PRF group. (Int J Periodontics Restorative Dent 2012;32:e41-e50.)

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