Treatment of a tooth with severe periodontal involvement using intentional replantation: case report
10.14368/jdras.2019.35.2.98
- Author:
Youn Kyung CHOI
1
;
Kyoung Hwa JUNG
;
Ju Youn LEE
;
Ji Young JOO
;
Hyun Joo KIM
;
Eun Young KWON
Author Information
1. Dental Clinic Center, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, Republic of Korea. betteryoung@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
alveolar bone loss;
periodontal attachment loss;
periodontal diseases;
root canal therapy;
tooth replantation
- MeSH:
Alveolar Bone Loss;
Debridement;
Follow-Up Studies;
Periodontal Attachment Loss;
Periodontal Diseases;
Replantation;
Root Canal Therapy;
Tooth Replantation;
Tooth
- From:Journal of Dental Rehabilitation and Applied Science
2019;35(2):98-104
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Although intentional replantation is frequently used as a treatment modality for endodontic problems, severe periodontal involvement has usually been regarded as a contraindication. However, there are some studies suggesting that intentional replantation could be a successful treatment alternative for periodontally involved teeth. This paper reports the treatment of a tooth with severe periodontal involvement using intentional replantation. The tooth, which had had root canal therapy due to endodontic-periodontal combined lesion but showed extensive bone loss, was gently extracted and replanted after thorough debridement of the root surface. By intentional replantation, a tooth with severe periodontal involvement in this case could be preserved, without extraction, over the course of a 3-year follow-up period.
