Journal
HEALTHCARE
Volume 10, Issue 5, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/healthcare10050835
Keywords
autotransplantation; survival rate; success rate; complications; resorption
Funding
- Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science KAKENHI-PROJECT [20K18541]
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [20K18541] Funding Source: KAKEN
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Autotransplantation of teeth shows high success rates, with a 1-year survival rate of 97.4-98.0% and a 5-year survival rate of 81-98.2%. Major complications such as ankylosis and infection-related root resorption have low rates. Well-designed comparative studies with long-term follow-up are recommended to validate the results.
Background: Autotransplantation is the surgical repositioning of a tooth within the same patient. It can be thought of as the controlled avulsion and re-implantation of a tooth and can be a viable alternative to other dental rehabilitation options. This review aimed to evaluate the survival rate (SR), major complications such as ankylosis rate (AR) and infection-related root resorption (RR), and overall success and failure rate (FR) in autotransplanted teeth. Methods: Six databases were accessed up to January 2021 to obtain all systematic reviews and meta-analyses (SRs and MAs). Study selection: After title and abstract reading, data extraction was performed from eligible SRs. The methodological quality was calculated for the included SRs using the risk of bias in systematic reviews (ROBIS) tool. Results: Six SRs were included in this review. The overall failure rate ranged from as low as 2.0% to 10.32%. The 1-year survival was very high (97.4-98.0%). The 5-year survival rate ranged from 81 to 98.2%. Major complications of AR ranged from 1.2 to 6.2%, and RR ranged from 2.1 to 10.4%. Conclusion: The overall findings from these SR and MA are promising; however, all the SRs include only single-arm prospective or retrospective studies, the SRs are of overall low methodological quality, and for the heterogeneity of the included SRs, well-designed comparative studies with a long-term follow-up are recommended.
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