EC Dental Science

Case Report Volume 22 Issue 7 - 2023

Glowing Implants: Enhancing IPG-DET with UV Activator and Growth Factors Technique: A Case Report with a Follow-Up

Yiannis Trigkas1, George K Kefalidis1, Giannis Boukis1, Akis Alevizos1, Nicolò Scaglia1, Andrias Kassouha1, Thanos Nikitopoulos1, Alaa Abu Shareia2* and Ioannis P Georgakopoulos3*

1Assistant professor doctor from the catholic University of Murcia, Spain
2Department of Dento Alveolar Surgery, Periodontology and Implantology, Educational Dental of Medicine Clinic (EDEMED), Banska Bystrica, Slovakia
3Professor Dr. World Academy of Growth Factors and Stem Cells in Dentistry, Greece and PGO-UCAM Catholic University of Murcia, Spain, Sede Grecia and Director PgO-UCAM, Sede Grecia, Greece

*Corresponding Author: Alaa Abu Shareia, Department of Dento Alveolar Surgery, Periodontology and Implantology, Educational Dental of Medicine Clinic (EDEMED), Banska Bystrica, Slovakia and Ioannis P Georgakopoulos, Professor, World Academy of Growth Factors and Stem Cells in Dentistry, Greece and PGO-UCAM Catholic University of Murcia, Spain, Sede Grecia and Director PgO-UCAM, Sede Grecia, Greece.
Received: June 17, 2023; Published: June 28, 2023



With the use of CGF (PRF) the fibrin acts as provisional extra-cellular matrix, induces vascularization, and fibrin matrix positively affects the osteogenic differentiation, CGF (PRF) combined with osteoblastic stem cells induces bone formation in ectopic site [7].

The ultraviolet light causes the growth factors to become more active, allowing them to penetrate deeper into the tissues and stimulate more robust regeneration, with the revolution in implant dentistry, an increasingly high esthetic demand has produced a challenge when replacing missing teeth in the maxilla or mandible. Dimensional changes after tooth extraction are compensated for with different socket preservation techniques, and, sometimes, hard and soft tissue augmentations are needed to minimize these hard and soft tissue dimensional changes [5].

The aim of this study was to test the in vitro differentiation effects of concentrated growth factors (CGF), a platelet rich preparation, using a uv activator device that emits ultraviolet light. This light can be used to activate certain compounds, such as growth factors, that have been applied to a patient's tissues [1].

When the uv activator is used in conjunction with growth factors, it can help to enhance their effects.

Vuv activation > next-generation uv technology

Removes implant pellicle and regenerates hydrophilicity,

Titanium implants undergo biological aging

The minute they are manufactured.

Time-dependent carbon builds on the surface naturally.

The carbon layer is defined as implant carbon pellicle or implant pellicle.

Titanium goes from hydrophilic to hydrophobic and loses its biological capability [2].

Keywords: Glowing Implants; IPG-DET; UV Activator; Growth Factors

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Alaa Abu Shareia, Ioannis P Georgakopoulos., et al. "Glowing Implants: Enhancing IPG-DET with UV Activator and Growth Factors Technique: A Case Report with a Follow-Up". EC Dental Science 22.7 (2023): 88-100.

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