Introduction: The purpose of this retrospective study was to evaluate 34 years' experience of autotransplantation of teeth during orthodontic treatment.
Methodology: Treatment was completed at Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup, Kent, UK, during the period 1969-2003. A total of 366 teeth were transplanted in 314 patients.
J Oral Maxillofac Surg
September 2017
Purpose: To determine the long-term survival and outcomes of 252 autotransplanted teeth with a novel root canal therapy (RCT) and follow-up protocol and to establish whether elective RCT after autotransplantation is routinely required for teeth with complete root formation.
Patients And Methods: A retrospective analysis of 209 patients 10 to 58 years old, with a total of 252 autotransplants was carried out with a minimum observational period of 1 year and a maximum period of 29 years. Patients were reviewed at specified intervals.