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ArticleBiomolecules2024

Effects of Hyaluronic Acid (HA) and Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) on Mandibular Mobility in Temporomandibular Joint Disorders: A Controlled Clinical Trial.

Maciej Chęciński, Dariusz Chlubek, Maciej Sikora

Abstract readControlled Clinical Trial
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Article in Biomolecules, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. [Current status and prospects of minimally invasive surgical treatment for anterior disc displacement without reduction in temporomandibular joint].Hua xi kou qiang yi xue za zhi = Huaxi kouqiang yixue zazhi = West China journal of stomatology · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Maciej ChęcińskiDepartment of Oral Surgery, Preventive Medicine Center, Komorowskiego 12, 30-106 Kraków, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-6199-4753
Dariusz ChlubekDepartment of Biochemistry and Medical Chemistry, Pomeranian Medical University, Powstańców Wielkopolskich 72, 70-111 Szczecin, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-4497-4395
Maciej SikoraDepartment of Biochemistry and Medical Chemistry, Pomeranian Medical University, Powstańców Wielkopolskich 72, 70-111 Szczecin, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-3348-1950

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hyaluronic acid (HA) is a glycosaminoglycan composed of D-glucuronic acid and N-acetylglucosamine with an up-to-several-million-Daltons chain-length responsible for the lubricating properties of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) synovial fluid. Arthritis results in the predominance of HA degradation over synthesis leading to temporomandibular disorders (TMDs). TMD injection treatments are divided into HA supplementation and platelet-rich plasma (PRP) inflammation suppression. We questioned whether either approach lubricated the TMJ better and answered it in a two-arm equal-allocation trial with a non-concurrent active treatment control (two groups of 39 patients each). HA statistically significantly improved (

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Hyaluronic AcidPlatelet-Rich PlasmaTemporomandibular Joint DisordersAdultFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRange of Motion, ArticularSynovial FluidTemporomandibular JointYoung AdultHyaluronic Acidhyaluronic acidintra-articular injectionsplatelet-rich plasmatemporomandibular disorderstemporomandibular joint

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PMID39456149
PMCPMC11505905

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