AUTOTRANSPLANTATION OF ECTOPICALLY ERUPTING MAXILLARY ANTERIOR TEETH

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Journal of the Korean Academy of Pediatric Dentistry 2006;33(4):704-709.
Published online November 30, 2006.

AUTOTRANSPLANTATION OF ECTOPICALLY ERUPTING MAXILLARY ANTERIOR TEETH

전남대학교 치의학 전문대학원 소아치과학교실 및 치의학연구소

이소맹출하는 상악전치의 자가치아이식 치험례

손정민, 김선미, 양규호, 최남기

전남대학교 치의학 전문대학원 소아치과학교실 및 치의학연구소

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Abstract

Ectopic eruption should be understood as a change in the course of the normal eruption path of a dental bud at any moment in its origin. Transposition is a unique and extreme form of ectopic eruption. The treatment for ectopic eruption and transposition is various from simple observation to surgical exposure and orthodontic traction, according to direction of erupting tooth degree of developing root apex and eruption space etc. Autotransplantation is transplantation of tooth from one area of the mouth to another in the same individual or is moving a eruption tooth into extraction socket or surgically prepared socket, and autotransplantation is considered as a treatment of choice for the ectopic eruption when orthodontic traction is unable or when tooth movement is limited. These cases which were treated with autotransplantation of maxillary lateral incisor and maxillary canine were reported, and good esthetic and functional result were induced.

Key Words: Ectopic eruption, Transposition, Autotransplantation