Versatility of Injectable Platelet Rich Fibrin versus autologous blood injection in the Treatment of Chronic Recurrent Temporomandibular Joint Dislocation

Baiomy, Abdel Aziz; Edrees, Mohamed; Al-Ashmawy, Mohammed

doi:10.21608/omx.2019.15575.1035

Versatility of Injectable Platelet Rich Fibrin versus autologous blood injection in the Treatment of Chronic Recurrent Temporomandibular Joint Dislocation

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Al-Azhar University, Assiut, Egypt

² Oral Medicine, Periodontology, Oral Diagnosis and Dental Radiology, Faculty of Dentistry, Al-Azhar University, Assiut, Egypt

³ Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Al-Azhar University,Assiut, Egypt

10.21608/omx.2019.15575.1035

Abstract

Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of injectable PRF ( i-PRF) versus the autologous
blood injection (ABI) in management of chronic recurrent temporomandibular joint (TMJ) dislocation.
Patients and Methods: Thirty patients were participated in this study. They were randomly assigned to equalsized
groups (group I injected by autologous blood while group II injected by i-PRF). MRIs of the patients
were taken preoperatively, one, and three month after the injection. Also, a verbal scale expressing TMJ pain
on palpation, maximal mouth opening (MMO), and frequency of luxation were assessed at the same intervals.
Results: The results revealed that each treatment appeared to be effective for patients with recurrent TMJ dislocation.
Improvement was greater in i-PRF group than those with AB group.
Conclusion: It could be concluded that, each treatment seems to be effective for patients with chronic recurrent TMJ dislocation.
Additionally, i-PRF treatment may be highly effective to manage and improve function of chronic recurrent dislocated TMJ
compared with ABI .

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