case_images: PMC3988657_01
case_images: Pre operative pocket depth of 11 mm on mesial aspect and 8 mm on midbuccal aspect of #21
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case_images: F1
case_images: Periodontal examination depicts a pocket depth of 11 mm on mesial aspect and 8 mm on midbuccal aspect of #21 [Figure 1] with no mobility.
case_images: (a) Pre operative radiolucency with #21; (b) Post operative radiograph with #21 at 6 months
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case_images: F2
case_images: On radiographic examination, a tear-shaped radiolucency was present with localized bone loss in #21 [Figure 2a]. Periodontal health was stable and bone regeneration was noticed in radiograph [Figure 2b].
case_images: (a) LCVG noted on #21; (b) LCVG was sealed with glass ionomer cement
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case_images: F3
case_images: LCVG noted on #21 [Figure 3a], terminated in the cervical third of root surface was sealed with glass ionomer cement (Fuji II; GC Corporation, Tokyo, Japan) [Figure 3b].
case_images: PRF obtained
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case_images: F4
case_images: Fibrin clot formed in between the acellular plasma on top and the red blood cells at the bottom were separated using sterile tweezers and scissors [Figure 4].
case_images: PRF was placed in the intrabony defect with #21
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case_images: F5
case_images: PRF was placed in the intrabony defect with #21 [Figure 5].
case_images: Post operative pocket depth of 2 mm on mesial and 1 mm on midbuccal aspect of #21 at 6 months
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case_images: F6
case_images: The pocket depth was 2 mm on mesial and 1 mm on midbuccal aspect at 6 months [Figure 6].