Dr Gwen Adey

A dry socket left me in significant pain following the surgical removal of my wisdom tooth. Years later, the tissues have healed so completely that it is as if the tooth was never there. That experience left me wondering: if the final outcome was already close to perfect, what role is left for regenerative medicine? Perhaps the destination is not the whole story. Perhaps journeys matter too.

What exactly is the therapeutic product in PRP? The more I read, the less convinced I become that the answer is simply “platelets.”

A dusty PRP centrifuge in a hospital sparked a question I can’t shake: if dentistry helped pioneer PRP, why are so few UK dentists using it today?