title: Autotransplantation of premolars. A retrospective study.
abstract: The purpose of this clinical follow-up study was to evaluate the success rate of autotransplantation of human premolars. In the period between 1982 and 1994, 46 premolars in 31 patients were transplanted. A long-term success rate of 97.5% with a mean follow-up period of 3.5 years was achieved. It seems to be justified, therefore, in selected cases, to consider the possibility of autotransplantation as a good alternative to orthodontic or prosthetic treatment, including implant insertion, when closing a gap in the dental arch.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Oral Pathology, University Hospital Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam/ACTA, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Frenken
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Baart
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jovanovic
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001641:Bicuspid / Q000637:transplantation*; D002648:Child; D003970:Diastema / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019516:Orthodontic Space Closure; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D011862:Radiography, Panoramic; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous