Application of autologous tooth transplantation in the repair of oroantral communication in 12 cases

doi:10.19438/j.cjoms.2025.02.012

Abstract

Abstract: PURPOSE: To investigate the effect of autogenous tooth transplantation in the repair of oroantral communication. METHODS: A total of 12 patients who underwent autologous tooth transplantation to repair oroantral communication in the Outpatient Department of Oral Surgery of the First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University from September 2022 to September 2023 were selected. All patients had oroantral communication due to extraction of the first or second maxillary molar because of severe dental caries, periapical disease, periodontal disease, residual root, residual crown, or trauma. The patient met the indications of autologous tooth transplantation and were willing to receive autologous tooth transplantation. The clinical and imaging data of the patients were retrospectively analyzed, and the success rate of oroantral communication repair and autologous tooth transplantation was statistically analyzed. RESULTS: At 12 months after operation, all the transplanted teeth had good occlusion and normal function, without clinical or imaging pathological signs. Imaging examinations showed that there was continuous periosteal formation in the maxillary sinus floor after transplanting teeth. CONCLUSIONS: When oroantral communication occurs during extraction of the maxillary first or second molar, autologous tooth transplantation is a suitable treatment option if the patient has a suitable third molar.

Key words: Oroantral communication, Repair, Autologous tooth transplantation

CLC Number:

R782.1

BUMAIREMU Yiminjiang, PAN Yue-ying, AILIMAIERDAN Ainiwaer, GU Li, WANG Ling. Application of autologous tooth transplantation in the repair of oroantral communication in 12 cases[J]. China Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 2025, 23(2): 174-179.

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