Using your own cells and platelets to calm inflammation and support the jaw joint — an evidence-based part of modern TMJ care.
Harnessing the body's own repair, delivered precisely into the joint.
Regenerative (orthobiologic) therapy uses your own platelets and cells to reduce inflammation and support the surfaces of a worn or inflamed jaw joint. We use it selectively — usually alongside a joint wash-out (arthrocentesis) or keyhole surgery (arthroscopy) — as one evidence-based option within a considered plan of care.
The platelets and cells we use are your own (autologous), harvested during the same operation under a single anaesthetic — no separate procedure. They are not genetically modified in any way, so the risks associated with genetically engineered cell therapies do not apply. The cells are concentrated and placed directly into the joint to make the most of their natural regenerative potential.
Matched to the patient
Concentrated from a small sample of your own blood; rich in the growth factors that calm inflammation. Mr Komath has published on PRP in TMJ disorders.
Cells drawn from your own bone marrow, rich in mesenchymal stem cells, then concentrated for injection.
Stem-cell-rich tissue taken from a small amount of your own fat (microfragmented), shown to outperform standard injections in studies.
Whether regenerative therapy is right for you is decided individually, after assessment and imaging, and fully discussed before we proceed.
Recovery follows the procedure it accompanies (arthrocentesis or arthroscopy). The main extra consideration is bruising at the harvest site — a small blood draw for PRP, the lower abdomen for adipose-derived cells, or the bone-marrow site for BMAC. Because the cells are your own and unmodified, there is no risk of rejection or of the problems associated with genetically engineered therapies. Aftercare →
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