Does root development status affect the outcome of tooth autotransplantation? A systematic review and meta-analysis
Author
Lucas-Taulé, Ernest
Bofarull-Ballús, Anna
Llaquet, Marc
Mercade, Montse
Gargallo-Albiol, Jordi
Publication date
2022ISSN
1996-1944
Abstract
Background: Tooth autotransplantation is defined as the surgical repositioning of an autogenous tooth in another surgical site within the same individual. Aim: The aim of this research was to analyze the outcome of tooth transplantation using immature donor teeth compared with closed apex teeth and to compare differences between donor tooth positions on the arch. Methods: Electronic and manual literature searches were performed in different databases, including the National Library of Medicine (MEDLINE), EMBASE (OVID), Cochrane Central (CENTRAL), and the digital library of the Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (UIC University) from 1978 to March 2021. Studies were selected when they fulfilled the following criteria: only human prospective clinical studies, minimum sample size of 10 patients, minimum follow-up of 1 year, studies reporting or with at least deducible data on survival rates, immediate tooth autotransplantation with completed or incomplete root formation, and publications in the English language. A meta-analysis of random effects was developed to estimate the global effect measure of the survival rate, success rate, and root resorption involving the total sample, as well as open- and closed-apex groups. Results: Twenty-four articles were eligible for analysis. The Cohen’s kappa corresponding to this review was 0.87, and the risk assessment was considered low–moderate for the included studies. Overall survival and success rates were 95.9% and 89.4%, respectively, with a mean follow-up of 4 years and an overall mean age of 25.2 ± 12.3 years. Closed apex teeth showed a survival rate of 3.9% lower than that of open apex teeth. Higher complication rates were found for both inflammatory external root resorption and replacement root resorption in the closed-apex group, without reaching statistical significance. Conclusions: Tooth autotransplantation is a viable treatment alternative, regardless of the apical condition, with high survival and success rates after a mean follow-up of 4 years. Open-apex donor teeth could be considered the gold-standard option, showing lower complication rates when compared to closed-apex donor teeth. Future randomized controlled clinical studies are needed to examine the long-term prognosis of this technique.
Document Type
Image
Document version
Published version
Language
English
Subject (CDU)
02 - Librarianship
Keywords
Àpex tancat
Formació completa de les arrels
Formació incompleta d'arrels
Metaanàlisi
Revisió sistemàtica
Autotrasplantament dental
Ápice cerrado
Formación completa de raíces
Formación incompleta de raíces
Metanálisis
Ápice abierto
Revisión sistemática
Autotrasplante de dientes
Closed apex
Complete root formation
Incomplete root formation
Meta-analysis
Open apex
Systematic review
Tooth autotransplantation
Pages
18
Publisher
MDPI
Collection
15; 9
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Materials
Citation
Lucas-Taulé, Ernest; Bofarull-Ballús, Anna; Llaquet, Marc [et al.]. Does root development status affect the outcome of tooth autotransplantation? A systematic review and meta-analysis. Materials, 2022, 15(9), 3379. Disponible en: <https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/15/9/3379>. Fecha de acceso: 27 oct. 2022. DOI: 10.3390/ma15093379
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