Autotransplantation of premolars to replace maxillary incisors: a comparison with natural incisors. 2000

E M Czochrowska, and A Stenvik, and B Album, and B U Zachrisson
Department of Orthodontics and the Department of Oral Surgery and Oral Medicine, University of Oslo, Norway.

The published literature contains no comprehensive studies that compare the outcome of premolar autotransplantation to the maxillary anterior region with natural incisors in the same patients. This article describes the gingival and periodontal conditions around premolars transplanted to the maxillary incisor region, subsequent to restoration. Forty-five premolars autotransplanted to the maxillary incisor region in 40 adolescent patients were evaluated after a mean observation period of 4.0 years. Mean age at surgery was 11.0 years. Established clinical criteria were used to assess tooth mobility, plaque and gingival indexes, probing pocket depth, and percussion. Recession and hyperplasia of interproximal gingival papillae were assessed according to a recently proposed index. Standardized radiography was used to evaluate presence of pathosis, pulp obliteration, root length, and crown-root ratios. Clinical variables for transplants did not differ from those of the natural incisors, except for increased mobility and more plaque in a few transplanted premolars. The interproximal gingival papillae adjacent to all transplanted teeth were normal or slightly hyperplastic. Radiographically, all transplants showed varying degrees of pulp obliteration, but no signs of pathosis. Crown-root ratios were similar for natural and transplanted teeth as were distances from cementoenamel junction to marginal bone. The overall status of the transplanted premolars and surrounding tissues indicated that this treatment modality may be recommended when maxillary incisors are missing in adolescents. In addition, tooth transplantation represents an inherent potential for bone induction and reestablishment of a normal alveolar process.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D006965 Hyperplasia An increase in the number of cells in a tissue or organ without tumor formation. It differs from HYPERTROPHY, which is an increase in bulk without an increase in the number of cells. Hyperplasias
D007180 Incisor Any of the eight frontal teeth (four maxillary and four mandibular) having a sharp incisal edge for cutting food and a single root, which occurs in man both as a deciduous and a permanent tooth. (Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992, p820) Incisors
D008437 Maxilla One of a pair of irregularly shaped bones that form the upper jaw. A maxillary bone provides tooth sockets for the superior teeth, forms part of the ORBIT, and contains the MAXILLARY SINUS. Maxillae,Maxillary Bone,Bone, Maxillary,Bones, Maxillary,Maxillary Bones,Maxillas
D002648 Child A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. Children
D003773 Dental Plaque A film that attaches to teeth, often causing DENTAL CARIES and GINGIVITIS. It is composed of MUCINS, secreted from salivary glands, and microorganisms. Plaque, Dental
D003790 Dental Pulp Necrosis Death of pulp tissue with or without bacterial invasion. When the necrosis is due to ischemia with superimposed bacterial infection, it is referred to as pulp gangrene. When the necrosis is non-bacterial in origin, it is called pulp mummification. Dental Pulp Autolysis,Dental Pulp Gangrene,Necrosis, Dental Pulp,Pulp Gangrene,Pulp Mummification,Pulp Necrosis,Autolysis, Dental Pulp,Gangrene, Dental Pulp,Necroses, Pulp,Pulp Autolysis, Dental,Pulp Gangrene, Dental,Pulp Necroses,Pulp Necrosis, Dental,Autolyses, Dental Pulp,Dental Pulp Autolyses,Dental Pulp Necroses,Gangrene, Pulp,Gangrenes, Pulp,Mummification, Pulp,Mummifications, Pulp,Necroses, Dental Pulp,Necrosis, Pulp,Pulp Autolyses, Dental,Pulp Gangrenes,Pulp Mummifications,Pulp Necroses, Dental
D005500 Follow-Up Studies Studies in which individuals or populations are followed to assess the outcome of exposures, procedures, or effects of a characteristic, e.g., occurrence of disease. Followup Studies,Follow Up Studies,Follow-Up Study,Followup Study,Studies, Follow-Up,Studies, Followup,Study, Follow-Up,Study, Followup
D005881 Gingiva Oral tissue surrounding and attached to TEETH. Gums,Interdental Papilla,Papilla, Interdental,Gum
D005889 Gingival Recession Exposure of the root surface when the edge of the gum (GINGIVA) moves apically away from the crown of the tooth. This is common with advancing age, vigorous tooth brushing, diseases, or tissue loss of the gingiva, the PERIODONTAL LIGAMENT and the supporting bone (ALVEOLAR PROCESS). Gingival Atrophy,Atrophy of Gingiva,Gingiva Atrophies,Gingiva Atrophy,Gingival Atrophies,Gingival Recessions,Recession, Gingival,Recessions, Gingival
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man

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