Service description

Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) and platelet-rich fibrin (PRF) have been clinically proven to help patients heal faster with fewer complications after oral surgery and other procedures. PRF can be used in maxillofacial surgery and facial trauma reconstruction, repairing of defects due to tooth removal, or the removal of growths and cysts. It can also be used in bone grafting. This includes closure of a cleft lip and cleft palate deformities, sinus lifts, ridge augmentation, and both inlay and onlay grafts. Additionally, Dr. Tien uses PRF and PRP in his wisdom teeth removal and implant procedures.

THE PROCEDURE

During the surgical procedure, a small amount of your blood is drawn via the IV, placed in the PRF centrifuge machine, and spun down. When put into tooth extraction sites and implanted teeth sites, PRF occupies the open space, protecting the surgical site from infection and enriching the area with proteins and growth factors that promote new bone growth. PRP is the red part of the blood spin containing the red blood cells. PRP doesn’t assist with the actual procedure but can help accelerate the post-op healing process.