Case Report: Dental autotransplantation for the resolution of odontogenic sinusitis using 3D replication

This case report presents the use of dental autotransplantation, a procedure in which a donor tooth is transferred to a recipient site in the same patient, improving functional and esthetic characteristics. The advantages of this technique compared to conventional prostheses and surgical treatments,...

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Main Authors: Henry Paul Valverde Haro, Adriana Denisse Erazo Conde
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Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-06-01
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fdmed.2025.1607035/full
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description This case report presents the use of dental autotransplantation, a procedure in which a donor tooth is transferred to a recipient site in the same patient, improving functional and esthetic characteristics. The advantages of this technique compared to conventional prostheses and surgical treatments, such as dental implants, are discussed. A 27-year-old patient with no relevant medical history was evaluated for pain and discomfort in fractured teeth with previous endodontic treatments and odontogenic sinusitis. A non-restorable maxillary first molar was diagnosed and extracted and replaced with a previously endodontically treated maxillary third molar, for which a 3D-printed replica was used to reshape the alveolar site. The intervention was successful, after which an adequate clinical and radiographic follow-up was carried out for 3 years, showing good bone formation and continuity of the periodontal ligament, with no signs of pathological resorption. This case demonstrates that, when properly planned and executed, dental autotransplantation can be an effective and biological alternative for dental rehabilitation, especially with the use of advanced technologies, such as cone beam computed tomography and 3D-printed replicas of donor teeth.
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spelling doaj-art-71124b3a1efc4cfc88d6d64611bd46eb2025-08-20T02:23:51ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Dental Medicine2673-49152025-06-01610.3389/fdmed.2025.16070351607035Case Report: Dental autotransplantation for the resolution of odontogenic sinusitis using 3D replicationHenry Paul Valverde Haro0Henry Paul Valverde Haro1Adriana Denisse Erazo Conde2Program in Dentistry, National University of Chimborazo, Riobamba, Chimborazo, EcuadorPostgraduate Program in Dentistry, Universidad de los Hemisferios, Quito, Pichincha, EcuadorPostgraduate Program in Dentistry, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, PeruThis case report presents the use of dental autotransplantation, a procedure in which a donor tooth is transferred to a recipient site in the same patient, improving functional and esthetic characteristics. The advantages of this technique compared to conventional prostheses and surgical treatments, such as dental implants, are discussed. A 27-year-old patient with no relevant medical history was evaluated for pain and discomfort in fractured teeth with previous endodontic treatments and odontogenic sinusitis. A non-restorable maxillary first molar was diagnosed and extracted and replaced with a previously endodontically treated maxillary third molar, for which a 3D-printed replica was used to reshape the alveolar site. The intervention was successful, after which an adequate clinical and radiographic follow-up was carried out for 3 years, showing good bone formation and continuity of the periodontal ligament, with no signs of pathological resorption. This case demonstrates that, when properly planned and executed, dental autotransplantation can be an effective and biological alternative for dental rehabilitation, especially with the use of advanced technologies, such as cone beam computed tomography and 3D-printed replicas of donor teeth.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fdmed.2025.1607035/fulldigital dentistrytooth autotransplantationdonor tooth replicasinusitis of dental etiologyautotransplanted tooth
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Case Report: Dental autotransplantation for the resolution of odontogenic sinusitis using 3D replication
Frontiers in Dental Medicine
digital dentistry
tooth autotransplantation
donor tooth replica
sinusitis of dental etiology
autotransplanted tooth
title Case Report: Dental autotransplantation for the resolution of odontogenic sinusitis using 3D replication
title_full Case Report: Dental autotransplantation for the resolution of odontogenic sinusitis using 3D replication
title_fullStr Case Report: Dental autotransplantation for the resolution of odontogenic sinusitis using 3D replication
title_full_unstemmed Case Report: Dental autotransplantation for the resolution of odontogenic sinusitis using 3D replication
title_short Case Report: Dental autotransplantation for the resolution of odontogenic sinusitis using 3D replication
title_sort case report dental autotransplantation for the resolution of odontogenic sinusitis using 3d replication
topic digital dentistry
tooth autotransplantation
donor tooth replica
sinusitis of dental etiology
autotransplanted tooth
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