Tooth transplantation to bone graft in cleft alveolus.
Autotransplantation of teeth has developed from a last resort operation into a well tested and relatively predictable clinical procedure. This article documents four cases where autologous teeth were successfully transplanted into bone from the iliac crest grafted to an alveolar cleft. The possibility of tooth transplantation should be considered when planning dental rehabilitation for patients with cleft.
D000293:Adolescent; D000539:Alveolar Process / Q000502:physiology; D000543:Alveoloplasty; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000601:surgery*; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000601:surgery*; D004846:Epithelial Attachment / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D005888:Gingival Pocket / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014070:Tooth / Q000502:physiology / Q000637:transplantation*; D014945:Wound Healing