"Your body has a remarkable ability to heal itself. At Cookeville Oral Surgery, we use platelet rich plasma and platelet rich fibrin technology to concentrate your body's own growth factors, improving healing after oral surgery procedures."
What Is Platelet Rich Plasma?
Platelet rich plasma (PRP) and platelet rich fibrin (PRF) are concentrated by-products of your own blood that are rich in platelets and growth factors. These powerful healing agents can be harvested right in our office from a small blood draw during your surgical procedure.
Platelets play a critical role in wound healing by forming blood clots and releasing growth factors including platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF), transforming growth factor (TGF), and Platelets play a critical role in wound healing by forming blood clots and releasing growth factors including platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF), transforming growth factor (TGF), and insulin-like growth factor (IGF). These growth factors stimulate stem cells to regenerate new tissue faster and more efficiently.. These growth factors stimulate stem cells to regenerate new tissue faster and more efficiently.
By concentrating these platelets and applying them directly to your surgical site, we can dramatically accelerate your body's natural healing process, leading to faster recovery, less discomfort, and better outcomes.
Benefits of PRP/PRF Therapy
Accelerated Healing
Growth factors dramatically speed up tissue regeneration and wound repair.
100% Biocompatible
Uses your own blood, eliminating any risk of disease transmission or allergic reaction.
In-Office Convenience
PRP/PRF is prepared right in our office during your procedure from a small blood draw.
Reduced Discomfort
Faster healing means less post-operative pain and swelling.
Enhanced Bone Growth
PRP combined with bone graft materials produces more predictable and faster bone formation.
Cost Effective
No hospital visit or blood bank needed — everything is done in our office with minimal blood required.
How We Use PRP/PRF
Dental Implant Placement
PRP and bone morphogenic protein (BMP) added to implant sites with bone graft materials help grow bone more predictably and faster than ever before.
Bone Grafting Procedures
PRP enhances sinus lift procedures, ridge augmentation, and onlay/inlay grafts by accelerating new bone formation.
Tooth Extraction Sites
Applied to extraction sites, PRP promotes faster socket healing and better bone preservation for future implant placement.
Surgical Wound Repair
PRP/PRF assists in healing bone defects, closing fistulas between the sinus cavity and mouth, and repairing surgical sites.
The PRP/PRF Process
A small amount of blood (only 10-20cc) is drawn from your IV during your outpatient surgical procedure — no separate appointment or blood bank visit needed.
PRP vs. Traditional Healing
Traditional healing relies solely on your body's natural processes, which can be slow and unpredictable. With PRP/PRF therapy, we supercharge your healing by concentrating the very cells your body uses to repair itself.
The difference is especially significant in bone grafting procedures. PRP combined with bone substitute materials and bone morphogenic protein (BMP) has been shown to induce faster, more predictable new bone formation in both research studies and clinical practice.
PRP/PRF also makes bone graft materials easier to handle and apply, improving the precision of the procedure and the quality of the final result.
