Table 2.
Clinical data of patients who developed localized osteitis.
| Parameter | PRF | Non-PRF |
|---|---|---|
| patients (n) | patients (n) | |
| Age (yrs) ranges | ||
| 14–20 years | 0 | 6 |
| 21–25 years | 0 | 4 |
| 26–30 years | 0 | 1 |
| 31–35 years | 1 | 1 |
| 35–40 years | 0 | 0 |
| 40+ years | 1 | 1 |
| Females | 1 | 9 |
| Males | 1 | 4 |
| Oral contraceptive steroid users | 0 | 4 |
| Smokers/Oral Tobacco users | 0 | 1 |
| Diabetes (insulin dependent) | 1 | 1 |
| Estrogen therapy (HRT) | 1 | 0 |
| Patients receiving additional narcotic Rx's | 2 | 9 |
| Patients receiving additional steroid Rx's | 2 | 7 |
| Bilaterally occurring localized osteitis | 0 | 6 |
| PreOperative lower third molar eval | ||
| Partially bony impacted molar | 0 | 10 |
| Completely bony impacted molar | 2 | 9 |