title: Tooth autotransplantation as a treatment option: a review.
abstract: Autotransplantation can provide patients with all the benefits of a natural tooth, but is seldom considered as a treatment option, in large part because of a lack of knowledge about periodontal tissue or the anatomy of teeth. The authors conducted a literature search using the PubMed database. They searched for key words including "autotransplantation," "clinical indications," "sequence and treatment procedures," "healing factors and prognosis" and "treatment options". Autotransplantation demonstrates as a viable treatment alternative, especially in growing adolescents. It provides a biological and economical treatment option for tooth replacement.
authors.affiliation: Postgraduate Orthodontic Program, Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health, A.T. Still University, Mesa, AZ 85206, USA. JPark@atsu.edu
authors.forename: Jae Hyun
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Kiyoshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tai
authors.forename: Daisuke
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hayashi
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000848:Anodontia / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D009971:Orthodontics, Corrective; D011379:Prognosis; D012390:Root Canal Therapy; D014070:Tooth / Q000637:transplantation*; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous; D016896:Treatment Outcome