[Application of platelet-rich plasma in non-vascularized bone graft of maxillofacial surgery].
OBJECTIVE
To introduce the application of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) in non-vascularised bone grafts (NVBG) of maxillofacial surgery and its potential mechanism in recent years.


METHODS
The latest articles were extensively retrieved, and the potential mechanism for PRP promotes the osteogenesis was discussed.


RESULTS
PRP promotes osteogenesis when applied to NVBG, and the cytokine included in platelet is thought to be the ingredient for PRP's effect. Some scholar has already applied PRP in the restoration of maxillofacial bone defect and got good results.


CONCLUSIONS
PRP has the potential to promotes osteogenesis, and more studies are needed for further understanding of its mechanism.
Feng
Yang
Y
Department of Oral Maxillofacial Surgery, West China College of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu Sichuan.
Tang
Xiufa
X
D001861:Bone Regeneration; D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010012:Osteogenesis; D053657:Platelet-Rich Plasma; D013515:Surgery, Oral / Q000379:methods*