Ten New Zealand white rabbits were used for this study. Using a trephine bur (diameter 7.0 mm), 2 monocortical defects were prepared. Subsequently, 2 dental implants were installed into the tibia (diameter 3.0 mm, length 10.0 mm). In the experimental group, the peri-implant defect was filled with a combination graft of silk fibroin powder and Choukroun PRF. The control was left in an unfilled state. The animals were killed at 8 weeks. Subsequently, a removal torque test and a histomorphometric analysis were done.
The removal torque for the experimental group was 30.34 ± 5.06 N·cm, whereas it was 21.86 ± 3.39 N·cm for the control. The difference between the 2 groups was statistically significant (P = .010). Mean new bone formation was 51.93 ± 27.90 % in the experimental group and 11.67 ± 15.12 % in the control (P = .003). Mean bone-to-implant contact was 43.07 ± 21.96 % in the experimental group and 15.37 ± 23.84 % in the control (P = .002).
A peri-implant defect can be successfully repaired by the application of Choukroun PRF and silk fibroin powder.