The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether platelet-rich fibrin (PRF) can help prevent osteoradionecrosis (ORN) after dental extractions in adults who previously received radiation therapy to the head and neck. ORN is a condition in which jawbone damaged by radiation does not heal properly and may become exposed.
The main question this study aims to answer is:
Does placing PRF into dental extraction sites lower the chance of developing ORN within 6 months after extraction?
PRF is made from a small sample of a participant's own blood. The blood is processed in a centrifuge to form PRF, which can then be placed into the tooth extraction site.
Researchers will compare participants who receive PRF in addition to standard extraction care with participants who receive standard extraction care alone.
Participants will:
Have one or more teeth removed from an area of the jaw that previously received radiation therapy.
Be randomly assigned to receive either PRF plus standard care or standard care alone.
Return for follow-up visits at approximately 2 weeks, 6 weeks, 3 months, and 6 months after extraction.
Have their healing, pain, any potential postoperative complications, and development of ORN assessed during follow-up.
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Platelet-rich fibrin (PRF)
Procedure/SurgeryAutologous platelet-rich fibrin (PRF) will be prepared chairside from venous blood collected from the participant. Blood will be processed using horizontal centrifugation to produce PRF. The prepared PRF will be placed into the eligible dental extraction socket(s) during the same procedure. PRF will not be stored or transported.
Standard Dental Extraction Care
Procedure/SurgeryParticipants will undergo extraction of one or more eligible teeth within a previously irradiated area of the jaw using standard dental extraction care. No platelet-rich fibrin (PRF) will be placed in the extraction socket(s) as part of this intervention.
Incidence of Osteoradionecrosis Within 6 Months
Osteoradionecrosis (ORN) will be assessed at the participant level using the ClinRad definition adopted by the ISOO-MASCC-ASCO guideline. ORN is defined as a radiographic lytic or mixed sclerotic lesion of bone, visibly exposed bone, and/or bone probeable through a periodontal pocket or fistula within an anatomical site previously exposed to therapeutic head and neck radiation. A participant will meet the primary endpoint if at least one study extraction socket meets the definition at any scheduled or unscheduled visit through 6 months.
Complete Mucosal Closure of the Extraction Site
Complete mucosal closure will be assessed clinically at each study extraction socket and recorded as a binary outcome (yes/no). Complete mucosal closure is defined as intact epithelium across the entire socket orifice, with no dehiscence and no exposed bone. Socket-level outcomes will account for clustering of multiple extraction sockets within individual participants.
Radiographic Bone Healing at the Extraction Site
Radiographic bone healing at each study extraction site will be assessed by qualitative comparison of the 6-month cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) scan with the pre-extraction baseline CBCT. Assessment will include the presence, absence, and extent of lytic or mixed sclerotic changes and cortical continuity at the socket crest.
Postoperative Pain Intensity
Pain intensity at each study extraction socket will be assessed using the 11-point Numeric Rating Scale (NRS-11), ranging from 0 to 10, where 0 represents no pain and 10 represents the worst pain imaginable. Participants will rate pain at each extraction site over the preceding 24 hours. Higher scores indicate greater pain intensity.
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