CENTRIFUGE USE IN DENTAL PRACTICE

A large amount of different growth factors is concentrated in platelets and leucocytes so idea of getting platelet concentrates due to centrifugation is widely used in medicine and dentistry. Such concentrates are much cheaper and more predictable than use of xenografts and allografts and arises less ethical questions being sometimes indispensable.

Purpose. To describe the main types of platelet concentrates that can be got chairside and used in clinical practice reducing the mess in the terms and systemizing protocols.

Material and Methods. The analysis of the specialized literature in the electronic databases PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus on “PRP”, “PRF”, “platelet concentrates” and “sticky bone” was done.

Results. The main types of platelet concentrates were described and main principles of the protocols emphasized. History and main principles for counting relative centrifugation forced were also brought to recollection.

Conclusion. PRF is quite a simple low-cost and effective procedure to put into practice. Furthermore, i-PRF or AFG is useful in so-called ‘sticky bone’ preparation.

Keywords: PRP, PRF, platelet concentrates, sticky bone, AFG