Restor Dent Endod.  2013 Feb;38(1):48-51. 10.5395/rde.2013.38.1.48.

Autogenous tooth transplantation for replacing a lost tooth: case reports

• Kang JY
• Chang HS
• Hwang YC
• Hwang IN
• Oh WM
• Lee BN

• KMID: 1995477
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5395/rde.2013.38.1.48

Abstract

The autogenous tooth transplantation is an alternative treatment replacing a missing tooth when a suitable donor tooth is available. It is also a successful treatment option to save significant amount of time and cost comparing implants or conventional prosthetics. These cases, which required single tooth extraction due to deep caries and severe periodontal disease, could have good results by transplanting non-functional but sound donor tooth to the extraction site.

Keyword

Autotransplantation; Surgical procedure

MeSH Terms

Humans
Periodontal Diseases
Tissue Donors
Tooth
Tooth Extraction
Transplants

Figure

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  Figure 1 Preoperative panoramic radiograph.

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  Figure 2 Periapical radiograph and clinical photograph. (a) Preoperative periapical radiograph; (b) Preoperative clinical photograph; (c) Periapical radiograph after transplantation and root canal treatment; (d) Periapical radiograph at the 6-month follow-up.

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  Figure 3 Preoperative panoramic radiograph.

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  Figure 4 Periapical radiograph and clinical photograph. (a) Preoperative periapical radiograph; (b) Immediate postoperative periapical radiograph; (c) Periapical radiograph at the 7-month follow-up; (d) Intraoral photograph during periodontal surgery at 7-months after autotransplantation.

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