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Extraoral root lengthening with titanium screws
Author(s) -
Bühler Hans,
Blomlöf Leif,
Lindskog Sven
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
journal of clinical periodontology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.456
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1600-051X
pISSN - 0303-6979
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-051x.1994.tb00415.x
Subject(s) - dentistry , osseointegration , connective tissue , medicine , root canal , capsule , orthodontics , implant , surgery , pathology , biology , botany
The aim of the present study was to experimentally evaluate marginal and periapical healing in extracted and subsequently replanted teeth following extraoral cementing of apically exposed titanium root screws in the root canal. In 5 out of 6 replanted teeth, the periodontal tissues had healed with a normal periodontal membrane or healed surface resorptions indicating that only minor trauma had been inflicted during the extraoral procedure. In 3 out of 6 teeth, total or partial osseoeintegration of the titanium screws was seen, while a connective tissue capsule had formed around the remaining 3 screws. It was concluded that both of the healing results described in the present study, osseointegration and connective capsule formation, may be regarded as acceptable as long as inflammation is prevented, although it remains to be shown which one represents the end‐point.