DOI: 10.36347/sjmcr.2014.v02i08.020

Pages: 563-567

Ideal graft material for regenerative procedures is autogenous bone graft but the major disadvantage with this graft is the need for a secondary surgical site to procure donor material and the frequent lack of intraoral donor site to obtain sufficient quantities of autogenous bone for multiple or deep osseous defects. So, to overcome these disadvantages, bone allografts were developed as an alternative source of graft material. Also the autologous platelet-rich fibrin clot (PRF) was used initially in implant surgery to improve bone healing. The homogeneous fibrin network that is obtained is considered by the promoters of the technique to be a healing biomaterial and is commonly used in implant and plastic periodontal surgery procedures to enhance bone regeneration and soft tissue wound healing. It contains platelets, growth factors, and cytokines that may enhance the healing potential of bone as well as soft tissues.