Autotransplantation of a premolar: a long-term follow-up report of a clinical case.
BACKGROUND
This report describes the clinical management of a case in which a maxillary central incisor was lost after a traumatic injury.


METHODS
A mandibular premolar with incomplete root development was transplanted into the alveolar socket of the lost central incisor.


RESULTS
The case evolved favorably for 12 years, remaining vital to pulp sensitivity tests and developing a favorable crown-root ratio even after it was orthodontically moved.


CONCLUSIONS
Premolar autotransplantation should be considered an important and valid biological alternative in cases of premature tooth loss both in young patients and adults in order to avoid or delay implant placement or other type of restoration.
Department of Oral Health, Universidad Autónoma Manizales, Manizales, Colombia.
José Luis Mejía
JL
Cardona
Maytté Marcano
MM
Caldera
Jorge
J
Vera
D001641:Bicuspid / Q000254:growth & development / Q000637:transplantation*; D002648:Child; D003791:Dental Pulp Test; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor / Q000293:injuries; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008437:Maxilla / Q000601:surgery; D014081:Tooth Extraction; D014082:Tooth Fractures / Q000601:surgery; D014092:Tooth Root / Q000254:growth & development; D020390:Tooth Socket / Q000601:surgery; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous