Transplante de órgano dentario íntegro vital – reporte de caso

Abstract

A dental transplant is the surgical transposition of a portion of a tooth from one buccal anatomical site to another part of the alveolar portion of the same person. They are following an adequate protocol and a meticulous surgical technique. Currently, a success rate of over 90% is reported. The following case report presents a 22-year-old male patient who visited the dentist for dental consultation due to dental discomfort in the lower left first molar, tooth 3.6. The patient was diagnosed with non-vital loss of supra-gingival and sub-gingival tooth structure with enamel cracks. The treatment plan was a dental transplant. The approach is quantitative, descriptive, field scope, observational technique, and retrospective longitudinal temporality. Non-probability convenience sampling is used. The objective of this case report is to provide a viable therapeutic alternative to restore function and esthetics for the patient, in addition to reporting the success of dental transplant surgery in patients with teeth suitable for such a transplant and to raise awareness about periodontal health, avoiding costly rehabilitation in the future.