Tooth transplant and replantation strategies

Abstract

Among the surgical approaches to prosthetic replacement, tooth transplantation and replantation are excellent treatment methods with low ethical barriers due to the use of autologous materials and high patient benefits. This requires general knowledge of transplant medicine and the accumulation of information (dental examination) obtained from the preceding permanent tooth, donor tooth, and surrounding periodontal tissue, making it a highly predictable treatment method. The key point is to classify the contact surfaces of the donor tooth and the graft bed into pathological surfaces (Morbid Surface) and healthy (non-infected) surfaces (Intact Surface), and which surfaces are placed in contact with which is the key. This article provides an overview and presents case studies.