Anton Straub1, Andreas Vollmer2, Thiên-Trí Lâm3, Roman C Brands2, Maximilian Stapf4, Oliver Scherf-Clavel4, Max Bittrich5, Andreas Fuchs2, Alexander C Kübler2, Stefan Hartmann2. 1. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Plastic Surgery of the University Hospital Würzburg, Pleicherwall 2, 97070, Würzburg, Germany. Straub_A@ukw.de. 2. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Plastic Surgery of the University Hospital Würzburg, Pleicherwall 2, 97070, Würzburg, Germany. 3. Institute for Hygiene and Microbiology of the University of Würzburg, Josef-Schneider-Street 2/E1, 97080, Würzburg, Germany. 4. Institute of Pharmacy and Food Chemistry of the University of Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany. 5. Department of Internal Medicine II, University Hospital Würzburg, Josef-Schneider-Street 2, 97080, Würzburg, Germany.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: Mechanisms of wound healing are often impaired in patients with osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ). According to the guidelines for the treatment of this disease, early surgical intervention is indicated. However, surgery often faces complications such as wound healing disorders. The application of platelet-rich fibrin (PRF) after necrosectomy between bone and mucosa may constitute a promising approach to improve surgical results. An aspect that was not investigated until now is that PRF acts as a "bio-carrier" for antibiotics previously applied intravenously. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We investigated the antimicrobial properties of PRF in 24 patients presenting ONJ undergoing systemic antibiosis with ampicillin/sulbactam. We measured the concentration of ampicillin/sulbactam in plasma and PRF and performed agar diffusion tests. Ampicillin/sulbactam was applied intravenously to the patient 10 minutes for blood sampling for PRF. No further incorporation of patients' blood or PRF product with antibiotic drugs was obtained. Four healthy patients served as controls. RESULTS: Our results revealed that PRF is highly enriched with ampicillin/sulbactam that is released to the environment. The antibiotic concentration in PRF was comparable to the plasma concentration of ampicillin/sulbactam. The inhibition zone (IZ) of PRF was comparable to the standard ampicillin/sulbactam discs used in sensitivity testing. CONCLUSIONS: The results of our study demonstrated that PRF is a reliable bio-carrier for systemic applied antibiotics and exhibits a large antimicrobial effect. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: We describe a clinically useful feature of PRF as a bio-carrier for antibiotics. Especially when applied to poorly perfused tissues and bone such as in ONJ, the local release of antibiotics can reduce wound healing disorders like infections.
OBJECTIVES: Mechanisms of wound healing are often impaired in patients with osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ). According to the guidelines for the treatment of this disease, early surgical intervention is indicated. However, surgery often faces complications such as wound healing disorders. The application of platelet-rich fibrin (PRF) after necrosectomy between bone and mucosa may constitute a promising approach to improve surgical results. An aspect that was not investigated until now is that PRF acts as a "bio-carrier" for antibiotics previously applied intravenously. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We investigated the antimicrobial properties of PRF in 24 patients presenting ONJ undergoing systemic antibiosis with ampicillin/sulbactam. We measured the concentration of ampicillin/sulbactam in plasma and PRF and performed agar diffusion tests. Ampicillin/sulbactam was applied intravenously to the patient 10 minutes for blood sampling for PRF. No further incorporation of patients' blood or PRF product with antibiotic drugs was obtained. Four healthy patients served as controls. RESULTS: Our results revealed that PRF is highly enriched with ampicillin/sulbactam that is released to the environment. The antibiotic concentration in PRF was comparable to the plasma concentration of ampicillin/sulbactam. The inhibition zone (IZ) of PRF was comparable to the standard ampicillin/sulbactam discs used in sensitivity testing. CONCLUSIONS: The results of our study demonstrated that PRF is a reliable bio-carrier for systemic applied antibiotics and exhibits a large antimicrobial effect. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: We describe a clinically useful feature of PRF as a bio-carrier for antibiotics. Especially when applied to poorly perfused tissues and bone such as in ONJ, the local release of antibiotics can reduce wound healing disorders like infections.
Keywords:
ARONJ; Agar diffusion test; Antiresorptive drug-related osteonecrosis of the jaw; Oral microbiome; Osteonecrosis of the jaw; Osteoradionecrosis
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