Evaluating growth-factor release in leukocyte- and platelet-rich fibrin, advanced platelet-rich fibrin, and injectable platelet-rich fibrin protocols: a narrative review.

Since its introduction in 2001, multiple platelet-rich fibrin (PRF) centrifugation protocols have emerged, but the variations in growth factor release that result from these protocols remain unclear. This review aimed to evaluate growth factor release across three PRF protocols: leukocyte-PRF (L-PRF), advanced-PRF (A-PRF/+), and injectable-PRF (i-PRF). A comprehensive search was conducted using the MEDLINE and Embase databases, identifying 14 studies that met the inclusion criteria.

A systematic review and meta-analysis on the use of regenerative graft materials for socket preservation in randomized clinical trials.

Objective: To evaluate if regenerative materials with/without scaffold deployed in dental socket preservation led to reduced radiographic height and width bone resorption.

Study Design: English-written human studies from January 2010 to December 2023 were selected from PubMed, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Cochrane CENTRAL, Google Scholar and manually searched journals. Six meta-analyses were conducted, addressing treatments with all blood-derived growth factor preparations as well as L-platelet-rich fibrin (L-PRF) separately, and recombinant human BMP-2 (rhBMP-2).

Post-surgical complications of supernumerary teeth in the mandibular premolar area: A systematic review.

In the mandibular premolar area, supernumerary teeth are a rare disorder that are rarely documented in the literature. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the post-surgical problems associated with the buccal and lingual techniques used to treat the extra teeth in this area. Using PubMed, PubMed Central, Science Direct, Cochrane, Wiley, and manual search, a thorough search was done to locate and identify cases and case series with extra teeth in the mandibular premolar region.

Unskilled and unaware: second-order judgments increase with miscalibration for low performers.

Overestimation and miscalibration increase with a decrease in performance. This finding has been attributed to a common factor: participants' knowledge and skills about the task performed. Researchers proposed that the same knowledge and skills needed for performing well in a test are also required for accurately evaluating one's performance.