Use of CBCT-based Tooth Replica in Tooth Autotransplantation to Improve the Outcome of Tooth Replacement in Children

Inclusion Criteria

• •The subjects will be divided in two groups according to different surgical protocols.
• •1. Pediatric subjects (age between 9-18 years) treated with the CBCT-based replica procedure (prospective approach).
• •Pediatric subjects (N=50) that missed their teeth due to agenesis or lost their permanent teeth due to trauma, caries, and endodontic failure and referred to dentistry department for replacement of the missing tooth by means of tooth autotransplantation.
• •2. Pediatric subjects (age between 9-18 years) treated with the conventional method (prospective and retrospective).
• •Pediatric subjects (N=50) that missed their teeth due to agenesis or lost their permanent teeth due to trauma, caries, and endodontic failure and referred to dentistry department for replacement of the missing tooth by means of tooth autotransplantation.
• •A matched control patient will be selected with the focus on a very similar surgical challenge, based on age, gender and a matching donor tooth with the same stage of root development and host bed.