ObjectiveThis study was designed to evaluate, histomorphometrically, the association of
platelet-rich plasma (PRP) and bioactive glass (BG) in the treatment of
periodontal intrabony defects.Material and MethodsNine mongrel dogs were included in the study. Three-wall intrabony defects were
surgically created at the mesial and distal aspect of first mandibular molar and
exposed to plaque accumulation for 1 month. The defects were randomly assigned to
the groups: control, BG, PRP, PRP+BG. Dogs were sacrificed 90 days after the
surgeries. The histometric parameters evaluated were: length of sulcular and
junctional epithelium, connective tissue adaptation, new cementum, new bone,
defect extension and area of new bone filling the defect.ResultsA superior area of new bone was observed in PRP+BG and BG (13.80±2.32
mm2 and 15.63±2.64 mm2, respectively) when
compared to the other groups (8.19±1.46 mm2 and 8.81±1.47
mm2 for control and PRP, respectively). No statistically significant
differences were observed in the remaining parameters.ConclusionWithin the limits of this study, it may be concluded that PRP failed to provide
statistically significant improvements in the histometric parameters.