Autotransplantation of a lower third molar germ without its follicle immediately after removal of unrestorable first molar

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Case Report

Author Details : Ahmad Al Nashar*, Hekmat Yakoob, Yazen T Dhafer, Bashar Ahmad

Volume : 4, Issue : 1, Year : 2016

Article Page : 49-52

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Abstract

Orthodontic autotransplantion can be defined as the placement of a tooth or tooth germ, with or without vitality, in a natural alveolus corresponding to another tooth, or in an artificially created alveolus for this end. Careful patient selection coupled with the selection of appropriate techniques are prerequisite for a good functional treatment and proper esthetic outcome. The purpose of this article was to report a case of a seventeen years old female patient who has undergone tooth autotransplantation, in which the patient was operated by replacing a non-restorable left mandibular first molar on the same side with that of lower third molar germ without its follicle from. 

Key Words: Orthodontic autotransplantation, molar germ, esthetic dental surgery.

How to cite : Nashar A A , Yakoob H , Dhafer Y T , Ahmad B , Autotransplantation of a lower third molar germ without its follicle immediately after removal of unrestorable first molar. Int Dent J Stud Res 2016;4(1):49-52

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