The Role of Growth Factors in Enhancing Wound Healing and Reducing Post-Operative Complications after Minor Maxillofacial Oral Surgeries

Abstract

Minor maxillofacial oral surgeries are often coupled with delayed wound healing, post-operative pain, infection and edema, which can impair patient satisfaction and clinical results. Growth factors are critical in the process of tissue repair in that they increase cell proliferation, angiogenesis and collagen synthesis. The proposed study was conducted to test the effectiveness of the locally applied growth factors in improving wound healing as well as the frequency of the post-operative complications after minor maxillofacial tooth surgeries.