Assessment of Platelet Rich Fibrin Efficiency on Healing Delay and on Jawbone Osteochemonecrosis Provoked by Bisphosphonates (OCN/PRF)

Contribution of Platelet Rich Fibrin (PRF) After Tooth Avulsion in the Prevention of Healing Delay and of Jawbone Osteochemonecrosis Induced by Bisphosphonates

The main objective of our study is to assess, after tooth extraction, the efficacity of PRF in the prevention of healing delay and of jawbone osteochemonecrosis induced by bisphosphonates

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Jawbone Osteochemonecrosis Induced by Bisphosphonates
• Intervention / Treatment: Procedure: Bone curettage + PRF; Procedure: Bone curettage alone

Detailed Description

Scientific Context Bisphosphonates (BP) work by slowing down bone remodelling. They are used in the management of different types of cancers and for the treatment of osteoporosis. Recent studies warned that this drug could produce adverse effects on jawbones .In December 2007, the AFSSAPS (French agency for the Sanitary Security of Health Products) alerted the health professionals about the risks of spontaneous or induced osteonecrosis following invasive odontological procedures on patients receiving BP. Prevalence of these osteonecrosis varies from 6% to 10% after surgical intervention. A healing delay estimated between 20 to 25% of cases frequently precedes the occurrence of osteochemonecrosis.

On the whole , the total rate of all complications amounts to 30%. We are extremely limited in terms of prevention or treatment of an OCN patient. We intend to study a biological autologous sediment obtained from a blood sample for its capacity to avoid these complications supervening. The collection of a coagulum called Platelet Rich Fibrin or PRF susceptible to provide the essential ingredients for the mucous membrane and the bone healing is obtained by centrifugation. This biomaterial rich in autologous fibrin is a concentrate of leukocytes, platelets and a number of factors favouring cicatrisation and immune response. Clinical applications are already well documented in orthopaedic, thoracic and cardiac surgeries and, also in dermatology. The use of PRF in dental surgery is more recent. Literature on this topic is very limited but these new techniques give rise to high hopes. Since February 2007,thanks to the classification as a medical treatment by the AFSSAPS, the PRF technique has been authorized.

Objectives To appraise after dental avulsion the PRF efficiency in preventing delay of cicatrisation and jawbone osteochemonecrosis induced by BP.

This efficiency will be assessed by a retroalveolar X-ray performed at each visit. The main criteria for evaluation is the discovery of cicatrisation delay at week 8 and/or osteochemonecrosis during the follow up.

Material and methods

Studied population: current or previous patients treated with BP and referred for a dental avulsion.

General experimental procedure: A prospective, longitudinal, multicentric, randomized open study. Patients will be randomized into two groups: dental avulsion only or dental avulsion and PRF. For both groups the initial management is surgical (bone curettage + PRF for the PRF group).The follow up is spread over one year with 10 visits. Each patient will undergo a clinical and photographic examination with a complete radiological check up(OPT),a standard biological blood test (blood count with haemogram (NFS) and a thorough calculation of the quantity of BP administered. The appearance of OCN or of any delay in cicatrisation will be documented by a histological biopsy, a bacteriological swab test and X-ray.

The requisite number of patients:

270 patients are required to validate the expected objectives in this study. Their recruitment will take place in 4 establishments: Metz-Thionville CHR (Regional Central Hospital) and three university teaching hospitals (CHU) Dijon, Nancy and Reims.

Total Duration of the study :

The estimated total duration will be 3 years: a 2 year recruitment with a 1 year follow-up.

Expected results and prospects To prove the interest of using PRF as a therapy able to prevent a delay in cicatrization or an OCN induced by BP.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 52
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• France
  • Dijon, France, 21033
    • CHU de Dijon
  • Maxeville, France, 54320
    • Scm Bally Curien
  • Metz, France, 57038
    • CHR Metz Thionville
  • Nancy, France, 54035
    • Chu de Nancy
  • Reims, France, 51092
    • CHU de Reims

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patient major(male or female)
• Documented indication at the initial visit at day 0 (JO) for a maximum extraction of 3 teeth.

• Treatment with nitrogenous or non-nitrogenous BP by intravenous injection or oral administration whichever the reason for this drug prescription:

  • on going BP treatment
  • patient having received a previous treatment with bisphosphonates (irrespective of the duration and withdrawal date of this treatment)
• Patient having received the specific information letter regarding the study and having signed the clarified consent form.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patient having a maxillary or mandibulary OCN at Day 0(JO)
• Positive HIV serology at Day 0(for patients belonging to the PRF group)
• Previous history of maxillo-cervico-facial radiotherapy
• Patients with estimated survival expectancy shorter than one year
• Lack of social security cover
• Inability of the patient to respect the study follow-up
• Patient having reached his/her majority and under tutelage,trusteeship or protection of the court
• Patient whose diagnosis could not be revealed to him/her (especially when the patient or their family expressed this wish).

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Prevention
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Bone curettage + PRF; Bone curettage and PRF insertion	Procedure: Bone curettage + PRF; Bone curettage and PRF insertion
Other: Bone curettage alone; Bone curettage without PRF insertion	Procedure: Bone curettage alone; Bone curettage without PRF insertion

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
Delay in cicatrisation at week 8	8 weeks
The appearance of osteochemonecrosis during the follow-up period	1 year

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
The characteristics of the received BP treatment: starting date of ongoing treatment, accumulated dose, type of BP, administration route	1 year
The precise location of the extraction site according to the tooth classification number	1 year

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Centre Hospitalier Régional Metz-Thionville
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Eric GERARD, Dr, CHR Metz Thionville

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Beth-Tasdogan NH, Mayer B, Hussein H, Zolk O, Peter JU. Interventions for managing medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2022 Jul 12;7(7):CD012432. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012432.pub3.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): September 1, 2011
• Primary Completion (Actual): September 1, 2016
• Study Completion (Actual): June 21, 2017

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: January 31, 2012
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 2, 2012
• First Posted (Estimate): February 6, 2012

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): January 2, 2020
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 31, 2019
• Last Verified: December 1, 2019

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: PRF; PLATELET RICH FIBRIN; BISPHOSPHONATES
• Other Study ID Numbers: RBM 2009-01; 2009-A01003-54 (Other Identifier: ID RCB - AFSSAPS)