title: Primary canine auto-transplantation: a new surgical technique.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to investigate whether the growth of soft tissue and bone in children with traumatic tooth loss or agenesis of teeth can be developed reliably, using a new technique of autogenous primary canine transplant.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 10 patients (age range, 7-13 years) were treated either for trauma or for agenesis (n = 14 primary canine transplants). In addition to the clinical examination, patients were subjected to radiologic examinations with regard to root resorption, bone height, and soft tissue level.
  
  
  RESULTS
  With an average survival rate of 87%, the average survival time of the transplants using the Kaplan-Meier estimator was 5.2 years. In all cases, soft tissue and bone growth was effectively developed.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Autogenous primary canine transplant is a reliable surgical method for rehabilitating children in the early mixed dentition after traumatic tooth loss, enabling adequate soft tissue and bone growth.
authors.affiliation: Private practice in oral and maxillofacial surgery, Munich, Germany; Faculty of Medicine, Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany.
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tschammler
authors.affiliation: Private practice in oral and maxillofacial surgery, Munich, Germany.
authors.forename: Johannes
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Angermair
authors.affiliation: Private practice in oral and maxillofacial surgery, Munich, Germany.
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Heiligensetzer
authors.affiliation: Private practice in oral and maxillofacial surgery, Munich, Germany.
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Linsenmann
authors.affiliation: Department of Restorative Dentistry & Periodontology, Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich, Germany.
authors.forename: Karin Christine
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Huth
authors.affiliation: Private practice in oral and maxillofacial surgery, Munich, Germany; Faculty of Medicine, Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany. Electronic address: dirk.nolte@mkg-praxisklinik.com.
authors.forename: Dirk
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Nolte
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003481:Cuspid / Q000637:transplantation*; D005260:Female; D006085:Graft Survival; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012391:Root Resorption; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014071:Tooth Abnormalities / Q000601:surgery*; D018677:Tooth Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014945:Wound Healing