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Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) is a preparation of a patient’s blood that is used to increase the amount and density of bone that is generated as a result of bone building procedures. PRP also greatly reduces the maturation time of the newly constructed bone. Thus, patients receiving dental implants in newly constructed bone can do so faster than ever before.
PRP is a combination of the patient’s plasma and their highly concentrated platelets. Platelets contain many chemicals that are called Growth Factors. Some of these Growth Factors are specific for building new, dense bone. By adding the Growth-Factor rich PRP directly to sites requiring bone construction, the treating doctor can build more, better quality bone, faster. Patient treatment is improved in all ways.
The procedure takes five minutes to draw the patient’s blood, and thirteen minutes to process it into PRP.
The doctors of PIAGW were first introduced to the new, emerging concept and technology four years ago. We patiently waited for the university studies to show that PRP would reliably accomplish its purported effect. Now, there is a plethora of scientific literature that shows its efficacy.
We at PIAGW are proud to say that, once again, our practice is at the forefront of scientific and dental therapeutic technology.
To learn more about platelet rich plasma please click here.
This revolutionary technology was developed for the treatment of Periodontal Disease. It is a relatively new, and truly ground-breaking technology. We are proud that PIAGW was the first practice on the East Coast to have this new technology, and one of only a few in the world to be familiar and working with it.
The technology is an instrument called a Perioscope. It is an endoscope specifically designed for exploration and visualization of the space under the gum of teeth involved with Periodontitis -- the periodontal pocket. The instrument produces an image, on a computer monitor, of the diseased tooth’s root surface.
The Perioscope allows the clinician to see the contents of the periodontal pocket and to analyze the root surface of the tooth for disease causing bacterial accumulations (plaque and calculus). By so doing, it guides the clinician during the process of cleaning the root surface free of its bacterial contaminations -- the treatment for Periodontitis.
Also, it allows the clinician to identify cracks, perforations and other disease causing flaws of the tooth root’s surface that are located under the gum -- problems that used to require surgery to detect.
To learn more about the perioscope please click here.