A comparative study of platelet-rich plasma, hydroxyapatite, demineralizedbone matrix and autologous bone to promote bone regeneration after mandibularimpacted third molar extraction

Objectives: 1) to compare mandibular bone regeneration by applying autologous bone, platelet-rich plasma andtwo biomaterials (synthetic calcium hydroxyapatite, and demineralized bone matrix), and thus establish the potentialbenefits of these biomaterials in the regeneration of postextraction alveolar bone, 2) to identify wich of themaccelerates more bone regeneration and 3) to determine whether there are differences in the postoperative period(pain, swelling, trismus, infection) depending on the material used.Study Design: It consists in a prospective, controlled (with a split- mouth design) and double blinded study. We useas a model an easily reproducible non-critical bone defect: the defect that remains after extraction of mandibularimpacted third molar. The study design is based on the extraction of two mandibular impacted third molars ina patient during the same surgical procedure by the same surgeon. We assessed postoperative clinical data, andshort, medium and long term neoformation of alveolar bone after extraction. We compared the two sockets (rightand left), which had been grafted in a different way with the various elements mentioned above. In addition, wecompared the postoperative inflammatory symptoms between groups.Results: The highest acceleration in bone formation was observed in groups in which we used autologous boneand demineralized bone matrix. There were no statistically significant differences between groups regarding pain,swelling, trismus and infection throughout the postoperative period.Conclusions: According to the results of our study, autologous bone persists as the gold standard material for boneregeneration. Among the assessed biomaterials, demineralized bone matrix has yielded the best results obtained.No significant differences in the postoperative (pain, swelling, trismus and infectious events) were observed, dependingon the type of material used as a graft (AU)

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A comparative study of platelet-rich plasma, hydroxyapatite, demineralized bone matrix and autologous bone to promote bone regeneration after mandibular impacted third molar extraction.

OBJECTIVES: 1) to compare mandibular bone regeneration by applying autologous bone, platelet-rich plasma and two biomaterials (synthetic calcium hydroxyapatite, and demineralized bone matrix), and thus establish the potential benefits of these biomaterials in the regeneration of postextraction alveolar bone, 2) to identify which of them accelerates more bone regeneration and 3) to determine whether there are differences in the postoperative period (pain, swelling, trismus, infection) depending on the material used. STUDY DESIGN: It consists in a prospective, controlled (with a split- mouth design) and double blinded study. We use as a model an easily reproducible non-critical bone defect: the defect that remains after extraction of mandibular impacted third molar. The study design is based on the extraction of two mandibular impacted third molars in a patient during the same surgical procedure by the same surgeon. We assessed postoperative clinical data, and short, medium and long term neoformation of alveolar bone after extraction. We compared the two sockets (right and left), which had been grafted in a different way with the various elements mentioned above. In addition, we compared the postoperative inflammatory symptoms between groups. RESULTS: The highest acceleration in bone formation was observed in groups in which we used autologous bone and demineralized bone matrix. There were no statistically significant differences between groups regarding pain, swelling, trismus and infection throughout the postoperative period. CONCLUSIONS: According to the results of our study, autologous bone persists as the gold standard material for bone regeneration. Among the assessed biomaterials, demineralized bone matrix has yielded the best results obtained. No significant differences in the postoperative (pain, swelling, trismus and infectious events) were observed, depending on the type of material used as a graft.

Expression of Wnt gene family and frizzled receptors in head and neck squamous cell carcinomas.

Genes of the Wnt and Frizzled class, expressed in HNSCC tissue and cell lines, have an established role in cell morphogenesis and differentiation, and also they have oncogenic properties. We studied Wnt and Fz genes as potential tumor-associated markers in HNSCC by qPCR. Expression levels of Wnt and Fz genes in 22 unique frozen samples from HNSCC were measured. We also assessed possible correlation between the expression levels obtained in cancer samples in relation to clinicopathologic outcome. Wnt-1 was not expressed in the majority of the HNSCC studied, whereas Wnt-5A was the most strongly expressed by the malignant tumors. Wnt-10B expression levels were related with higher grade of undifferentiation. Related to Fz genes, Fz-5 showed more expression levels in no-affectation of regional lymph nodes. Kaplan-Meier survival analyses suggest a reduced time of survival for low and high expression of Wnt-7A and Fz-5 mRNA, respectively. qPCR demonstrated that HNSCC express Wnt and Fz members, and suggested that Wnt and Fz signaling is activated in HNSCC cells.