The Effects of Platelet-Rich Fibrin Membrane on Secondary Healing After Pleomorphic Adenoma Excision in the Hard Palate: A Preliminary Study

AIM: This study aims to evaluate the effects of platelet-rich fibrin (PRF) membrane on secondary healing after pleomorphic adenoma (PA) excision in the hard palate. MATERIALS AND METHODS: PRF membranes were laid over mucosal defects which occurred following PA excision in the hard palate. The secondary healing process was monitored in the patients by follow-up examinations on postoperative days 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, and 40. RESULTS: In this preliminary study, epithelialization was observed to have completed on the 30(th) day of follow-up in the first patient and on the 35(th) day in the second and third patients. No bleeding or infection was seen in any of the three patients. CONCLUSIONS: PRF membrane as a new method in the secondary healing after PA excision in the hard palate provided rapid healing and reduced complications such as bleeding and infection.