Efficacy Of Platelet Rich Fibrin (PRF) In Neurosensory Disturbance Among Patients With Mandibular Body Fractures
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Platelets rich Fibrin.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Neurosensory Disturbance, Mandibular Body Fractures. Basic parameters: 15 years — 40 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Pakistan
- Next step
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Overview
Mandibular body fractures frequently result in inferior alveolar nerve (IAN) and mental nerve injuries which ultimately leads to paresthesia of chin and lower lip area. The objective of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of platelet rich fibrin (PRF) application to mental nerve during open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) of patients having neurosensory disturbance (NSD) following mandibular body fracture involving mental foramen. The PRF application to mental nerve in mandibular body fractures will not only aid in hard and soft tissue healing but also prove to be a game changer for a holistic healing of a patient rather than separate surgical procedures for nerve repair such as microsurgery, grafting, tissue glues, laser. Alternate Hypothesis HA= The application of PRF to the mental nerve during open reduction and internal fixation of mandibular body fractures involving the mental foramen significantly improves neurosensory recovery compared to cases where PRF is not applied. Null Hypothesis HO= The application of PRF to the mental nerve during open reduction and internal fixation of mandibular body fractures involving the mental foramen does not significantly improve neurosensory recovery compared to cases where PRF is not applied.
Detailed description
Oral and Maxillofacial surgical procedures such as maxillofacial trauma treatments,TMJ surgeries, cyst enucleation, tumor resection, orthognathic surgeries may result in nerve injuries. Bilateral sagittal split osteotomy can result in damage to IAN nerve. Mandibular fractures can result in damage to IAN/ mental nerve as result of trauma. The frequency of temporary IAN injury is 0.5-5%, whereas permanent injury is \<1% and can result in numbness or paresthesia in lower lip and chin area .
The use of PRF may provide a beneficial effect in virtue because it contains several growth factors and may enhance epineurium fibroblast regeneration. PRF has better efficacy than PRP and normal saline (control) in functional nerve recovery (Khojasteh et al.,2016). The use of PRF placement in mandibular body fractures will not only aid in hard and soft tissue healing but also prove to be a game changer for a holistic healing of a patient (Preponement et al.,2013) rather than separate surgical procedures for nerve repair such as microsurgery, grafting, tissue glues, laser.
Limited studies have been done regarding the role of PRF in neurosensory disturbance following mandibular body fractures. The most recent study conducted by Tabrizi et al.(2024) who studied the role of PRF in neurosensory recovery following mandibular body fractures. In this study PRF was placed on IAN between fracture segments. This study had several limitations such as low sample size and there was no direct application of PRF to mental nerve, which may be a factor in NSD. The actual sample size was lower i.e 25 patients as compared to their calculated sample size i.e 30, because 5 patients did not return for follow-up. Our study will provide more significant data related to efficacy of PRF application to mental nerve in patients having neurosensory disturbance following mandibular body fracture involving mental foramen. The PRF application to mental nerve in mandibular body fractures will not only aid in hard and soft tissue healing but also prove to be a game changer for a holistic healing of a patient rather than separate surgical procedures for nerve repair such as microsurgery, grafting, tissue glues, laser.
Interventions
- Other Platelets rich Fibrin
PRF is the second generation autologous platelet concentrate that is obtained from patient's own blood in simple and cost effective manner. PRF is comprised of three main specifications. First, the existence of platelets and their active growth factors i.e. platelet derived growth factor (PDGF), vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), transforming growth factor (TGF), insulin-like growth factor (IGF) and epidermal growth factor (EGF). Second, the role of leukocytes and cytokines i.e. TNF alph
Primary outcome measures
- Neurosensory Recovery [Time frame: Patients having NSD following mandibular body fractures involving mental foramen and pre-operative TPD discrimination score '0' or '1' will be selected in this study .TPD discrimination will be recorded; Preoperatively Immediately After six months]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Patients having neurosensory disturbance following mandibular body fracture involving mental foramen and pre-operative TPD discrimination score '0' or '1' will be selected in this study ( as per operational definition). TPD discrimination will be recorded; Preoperatively Immediately post operatively After 6 months
Age 15-40years, Both Gender ASA\_1
Exclusion criteria
- Comminuted mandibular fractures Previously treated cases of fractures Patients with history of neurological disorders Comorbid patients
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Single blind
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
Study locations
Pakistan · 1 center
- Allama Iqbal Medical College/ Jinnah Hospital Lahore — Lahore
Publications
- Yadav S, Sachdeva A, Verma A.2011. Inferior alveolar nerve damage following removal of mandibular third molar teeth. Journal of Innovative Dentistry, 1:1-4.
- Wu CL, Lee SS, Tsai CH, Lu KH, Zhao JH, Chang YC. Platelet-rich fibrin increases cell attachment, proliferation and collagen-related protein expression of human osteoblasts. Aust Dent J. 2012 Jun;57(2):207-12. doi: 10.1111/j.1834-7819.2012.01686.x. PMID 22624763
- Thurmüller P, Dodson TB, Kaban LB.2001. Nerve injuries associated with facial trauma: natural history, management, and outcomes of repair. Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin,13:283-293.
- SUNDERLAND S. A classification of peripheral nerve injuries producing loss of function. Brain. 1951 Dec;74(4):491-516. doi: 10.1093/brain/74.4.491. No abstract available. PMID 14895767
- Tabrizi R, Moslemi H, Shafiei S, Dastgir R, Peacock ZS. Does Platelet-Rich Fibrin Enhance Recovery From Neurosensory Disturbance Following Mandibular Fractures? A Double-Blind, Split-Mouth Randomized Clinical Trial. Craniomaxillofac Trauma Reconstr. 2024 Dec;17(4):NP90-NP96. doi: 10.1177/19433875241257737. Epub 2024 May 27. PMID 39553808
- Tabrizi R, Pourdanesh F, Jafari S, Behnia P. Can platelet-rich fibrin accelerate neurosensory recovery following sagittal split osteotomy? A double-blind, split-mouth, randomized clinical trial. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2018 Aug;47(8):1011-1014. doi: 10.1016/j.ijom.2018.04.010. Epub 2018 May 4. PMID 30954205
- Padmaraj Hegde, Bhadrinath Sai Swaroop, Tripthi Shetty.2021.Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, NITTE University, AB Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences 575018, Mangalore, INDIA Nat. Volatiles & Essent. Oils,8(5):10566-10571
- Libersa P, Savignat M, Tonnel A. Neurosensory disturbances of the inferior alveolar nerve: a retrospective study of complaints in a 10-year period. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2007 Aug;65(8):1486-9. doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2007.03.023. PMID 17656272
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07319650 · ERB172/ 2 /10-10-2024/S1 ERB