A case of double periapical tissue healing by intentional root separated third molar autotransplantation procedure

Abstract

A 56 years old woman visited our clinic with a chief complaint of pain in the upper right premolar area. Longitudinal root fractures were observed in the maxillary right second premolar and second molar, which were later extracted. The patient had a two-rooted third molar on the right side of the mandible. By analysis with cone beam CT, when the root of the third molar was divided and then transplanted, it was found that the root shape coincided with the extraction socket of the second premolar and second molar. The root of the third molar was divided and tooth transplantation was performed at two sites simultaneously. More than 4 years has passed since the operation. We report the details of periodontal tissue recovery, and that the transplanted teeth are also clinically functional.