Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology
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Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol · Feb 2019
Meta AnalysisEffectiveness of platelet-rich plasma injection in patients with temporomandibular joint osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injection after arthrocentesis or arthroscopy in patients with temporomandibular joint osteoarthritis. ⋯ This meta-analysis demonstrated that PRP injection provided adjuvant efficacy to arthrocentesis or arthroscopy in pain reduction for temporomandibular joint osteoarthritis in the long term. Furthermore, PRP injection significantly reduced pain better compared with HA injection, saline injection, or no injection.