Autologous dental transplants: a systematic review of literature

Background: Dental autotransplantation is a technique that has been used for a long time;however, it is not frequently used due to the many variables that determine its effectivenessand the lack of unified technical criteria. Aim: Identify, through a systematic review of literature,success rates of tooth autotransplantation and some factors that modify those rates.Method: A literature search on autologous dental transplantation was carried out in journalsincluded in the Medline, EMBASE, CINAHL, SCISEARCH and PsycLIT biomedical databases,as well as in the Cochrane Controlled Trials Register (Cochrane Library), Health TechnologyAssessment and NHS-EED specialized databases. Summary measures were developed andmethodological quality was assessed through the RevMan 5 software. Results: A total of 22articles were selected. They showed 84 % general success rates of autotransplantations, 83 %in closed apex teeth, 95 % when an acrylic splint suture was used, and 95.75 % when rootcanal therapy was carried out one month after the transplantation. Conclusion: The literaturestudied suggests that dental autotransplantation may be an alternative for the restitution oftooth loss in the short-, mid-, and long-term, even though the level of evidence is III becausethe studies analyzed are only descriptive...