AUTOTRANSPLANTATION OF PREMOLARS - A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY

Authors
FRENKEN JWFH BAART JA JOVANOVIC A
Citation
Jwfh. Frenken et al., AUTOTRANSPLANTATION OF PREMOLARS - A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY, International journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery, 27(3), 1998, pp. 181-185
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Dentistry,Oral Surgery & Medicine",Surgery
Journal title
International journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
09015027
Volume
27
Issue
3
Year of publication
1998
Pages
181 - 185
Database
ISI
SICI code
0901-5027(1998)27:3<181:AOP-AR>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
The purpose of this clinical follow-up study was to evaluate the succe ss rate of autotransplantation of human premolars. In the period betwe en 1982 and 1994, 46 premolars in 31 patients were transplanted. A lon g-term success rate of 97.5% with a mean follow-up period of 3.5 years was achieved. It seems to be justified, therefore, in selected cases, to consider the possibility of autotransplantation as a good alternat ive to orthodontic or prosthetic treatment, including implant insertio n, when closing a gap in the dental arch.