# Comparative evaluation of crestal bone loss around dental implants following platelet concentrates and beta TCP bone graft

## TL;DR

This study compares bone loss around dental implants treated with platelet-rich plasma and beta TCP bone graft versus beta TCP alone.

## Contribution

The study demonstrates that adding PRP to beta TCP reduces crestal bone loss in dental implants.

## Key findings

- The highest mean crestal bone loss occurred on the lingual side of the implants in both groups.
- Adding PRP to beta TCP significantly reduced bone loss compared to beta TCP alone.
- Bone loss was measured at 3, 6, and 9 months using periapical radiographs.

## Abstract

The degree of crestal bone loss surrounding dental implants (mare than 0.2 mm) significantly affects their success rate. So, the crestal
bone loss surrounding dental implants following the implantation of platelet concentrates and beta-tricalcium phosphate bone grafts was compared.
In 100 subjects, two implants each were placed in edentulous spaces where one implant site of Group I was filled with β-Tricalcium Phosphate
Bone Graft along (β-TCP) with platelet-rich plasma (PRP) and for Group II only β-Tricalcium Phosphate Bone Graft along (β-TCP) was placed in
posterior edentulous area and followed for 3, 6 and 9 months using periapical radiographs. In both groups, the highest mean crestal bone loss
was highest on the lingual side of the implant. Adding PRP (platelet rich plasma) to beta tricalcium phosphate helps in reduced bone loss in
dental implants.