Dentists met at the periodontal symposium

The 1st International Symposium of the Periodontics Department, organized by Istanbul Medipol University School of Dentistry, was held at the South Campus Conference Hall. The event, which brought together academics who are experts in their fields, discussed current developments in dentistry and future approaches in periodontics. The symposium was attended by Prof. Hilal Uslu Toygar, Head of the Department of Periodontics of the School of Dentistry at Istanbul Medipol University, Assoc. Prof. Nur Balcı, Prof. Erhan Fıratlı from the Department of Periodontology of the Faculty of Dentistry at Istanbul University, Assoc. Prof. Mervi Gürsoy and Prof. Ulvi Kahraman from the Institute of Dentistry at the University of Turku. In his opening speech, Prof. Sina Uçkan, Dean of the School of Dentistry at Istanbul Medipol University, wished the symposium to be educational and productive in the field of dentistry and thanked the participants.

IN THE FIRST SESSION PROF. FIRATLI GAVE A PRESENTATION 
In the first session of the symposium, Prof. Erhan Fıratlı from the Department of Periodontology of the Faculty of Dentistry at Istanbul University gave a presentation titled “Platelet-Rich Fibrin Applications”. Prof. Fıratlı explained how the human body initiates the repair process by using its own blood in soft and hard tissue healing. He explained that wound healing occurs in four stages: hemostasis, inflammation, tissue formation, cell proliferation, and matrix remodeling. Prof. Fıratlı emphasized that platelets play a critical role in the processes of coagulation, inflammation, and wound healing. He also stated that the growth factors contained in platelets have important functions, such as supporting cell proliferation, helping to stimulate protein synthesis, ensuring cell adhesion, determining their shape, and regulating cell migration. At the symposium, Assoc. Prof. Mervi Gürsoy and Prof. Ulvi Kahraman Gürsoy made presentations titled “New Generation Education in Periodontology” and “Molecular Biomarkers in Periodontology”, respectively.