Who?
Selected suitable cases.
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Can my own tooth be moved to another site?
In selected cases a person’s own tooth can be transplanted into another gap. It may be an option particularly in younger patients. Tooth shape, root development and the recipient site must be suitable.
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An own donor tooth
No other person’s tooth is used. Donor selection forms part of gap management.
Root surface matters
Root-surface tissues contribute to healing and need careful surgical handling.
Review over time
The pulp, root and supporting tissues need monitoring. Ankylosis or root resorption may occur.
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An own donor tooth
No other person’s tooth is used. Donor selection forms part of gap management.
Root surface matters
Root-surface tissues contribute to healing and need careful surgical handling.
Review over time
The pulp, root and supporting tissues need monitoring. Ankylosis or root resorption may occur.
Notes on the teaching images
- Principle illustration: a person’s own tooth is transferred to another socket.
- The root surface is visible in the model; its individual cells are not shown.
- Symbolic illustration of planning and follow-up; no treatment result is shown.
At a glance
Planning?
Surgical and often orthodontic.
Guaranteed?
No; long-term review matters.
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Silent educational film with German on-screen text and simplified teaching images. Not a patient case or a promised treatment outcome. The full English explanation is available as text.
Often confused
Transplantation versus replantation
Transplantation moves a tooth to another site; replantation returns it to its original socket.
Quick answers
Is this an implant?
No. An implant is an artificial root; a transplant uses a natural tooth.
Can any wisdom tooth be used?
No. Shape, development and space require specialist assessment.
Will root canal treatment be needed?
That depends on root development and subsequent findings.
At the practice
For a personal discussion
Editorially suggested question to discuss with Dr Niusha Barahmand Pour:
Which options could suit this gap?
Discuss options for a missing tooth and whether specialist assessment would be appropriate.
Discuss a missing toothAppointment selection at DoctolibLearning layer for training & practiceUnderstand terminology and deepen knowledge
- Autogenous
- From the same person.
- Recipient site
- The location receiving the tooth.
- Ankylosis
- Direct root-to-bone fusion without the normal ligament space.
Make the distinction
Transplantation moves a tooth to another site; replantation returns it to its original socket.
Sources and context
Editorial research: . General information, not an individual diagnosis or treatment recommendation. Teaching illustrations are simplified and do not depict a patient case.