Effects of leukocyte- and platelet-rich fibrin associated or not with bovine bone graft on the healing of bone defects in rats with osteoporosis induced by ovariectomy.

Ana Engler-PintoSelma SiéssereAna CalefiLuiz OliveiraEdilson ErvolinoSérgio Luís Scombatti de SouzaFlávia FurlanetoMichel Reis Messora

Published in: Clinical oral implants research (2019)

(a) The isolated use of L-PRF clot can improve bone neoformation in CSDs in rats with osteoporosis induced by ovariectomy, but seems to lead to decreased amount of bone neoformation when compared to the isolated use of XENO; (b) L-PRF potentiates the healing of XENO in rats with osteoporosis induced by ovariectomy.

Keyphrases

bone mineral density
bone loss
postmenopausal women
body composition
bone regeneration