Autogenous Transplantation of Teeth

Abstract

Autogenous tooth transplantation, or autotransplantation, is the surgical movement of a tooth from one location in the mouth to another in the same individual. Despite current scientific evidence indicating that autotransplantation has favourable long-term survival rates, autotransplantation is still not generally regarded as mainstream practice outside of Scandinavian countries. Successful autotransplantation can offer many advantages in a growing patient, including a normally functioning periodontium, propriocepProponents of autotransplantation emphasize its ability to maintain and permit continuation of alveolar bone growth. A successfully transplanted tooth erupts with growth and can also be moved orthodontically. In the event that the autotransplantation eventually fails, the bone and soft tissue conditions would still be likely to be favourable for subsequent implant treatment.