title: Autotransplantion of a displaced mandibular second premolar to its normal position.
abstract: The patient was a 13-year-old Korean girl who had a displaced mandibular second premolar. She was reluctant to undergo a lengthy orthodontic treatment and opted instead for transplantation of the premolar to its usual site. On the basis of computed tomography, a replica tooth model was manufactured to shorten the extraoral time, and a root canal treatment was performed because root formation was complete. No negative signs or symptoms were found during a 3-year follow up. Autotransplantation for this patient obviated the need for orthodontic traction and prosthetic therapy.
authors: Department of Oral Anatomy and Dental Research Institute, School of Dentistry, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.
authors: Young-Seok
authors: YS
authors: Park
authors: Min-Ho
authors: MH
authors: Jung
authors: Won-Jun
authors: WJ
authors: Shon
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001641:Bicuspid / Q000637:transplantation*; D002508:Cephalometry; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008334:Mandible / Q000601:surgery; D012390:Root Canal Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted; D014079:Tooth Eruption, Ectopic / Q000601:surgery*; D014080:Tooth Exfoliation / Q000503:physiopathology; D014081:Tooth Extraction / Q000379:methods; D020390:Tooth Socket / Q000601:surgery*; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous; D016896:Treatment Outcome