Background And Objectives: The objective was to systematically review transalveolar transplantation of maxillary canines and the long-term outcome for an average follow-up period of 2 years or more.

Data Collection And Analysis: A systematic review of the currently available literature until December 2017 was conducted, using Medline, Cochrane Central, Web off Science, and PubMed. Articles were screened for 1. indications, 2. contra-indications, 3. surgical planning, 4. surgical technique, 5. associated risk factors, and 6. long-term outcome for transalveolar transplantation of maxillary canines with the following outcome measures: bone-related outcomes, tooth-related outcomes, soft tissue-related outcomes, and aesthetic outcome measures. Descriptive statistics, as well as a quality assessment of included articles, were performed. Following study retrieval and selection, relevant data was extracted and the risk of bias was assessed using the Methodological index for non-randomized studies (MINORS).

Results: Twelve articles were included in this review. These studies included outcome data for 783 autotransplanted maxillary canines, with long-term studies indicating a clinically acceptable overall outcome.

Limitations: Since the lack of randomized controlled trials considering this topic, the quality of the evidence in the present review is considered low. However, impacted maxillary canines are a rare anomaly and different aspects, such as position of the impacted canine, patient's age and patient's demands, and expectancies must be taken into account, it is practically impossible to randomize treatment.

Conclusions: There is sufficient evidence to justify the transalveolar transplantation of maxillary canines as a legitimate treatment technique for impacted maxillary canines deemed difficult to treat with surgical exposure and subsequent orthodontic alignment. Long-term studies have shown that a good overall outcome is to be expected. There is no clear agreement in the literature on the indications and contra-indications for transalveolar transplantation of maxillary canines.

Implication Of Key Findings: It is highly desirable that further research on this issue be undertaken, high-quality observational studies are recommended.

Registration: PROSPERO (CRD42017056348).

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