Autogenous Tooth Bone Grafts for Repair and Regeneration of Maxillofacial Defects: A Narrative Review

Omer Sefvan Janjua, Sana Mehmood Qureshi, Muhammad Saad Shaikh, Ahmad Alnazzawi, Francisco J. Rodriguez-Lozano, Maria Pilar Pecci-Lloret and Muhammad Sohail Zafar
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Omer Sefvan Janjua: Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, PMC Dental Institute, Faisalabad Medical University, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan
Sana Mehmood Qureshi: Department of Oral Pathology, PMC Dental Institute, Faisalabad Medical University, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan
Muhammad Saad Shaikh: Department of Oral Biology, Sindh Institute of Oral Health Sciences, Jinnah Sindh Medical University, Karachi 75510, Pakistan
Ahmad Alnazzawi: Department of Substitutive Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Taibah University, Al Madinah al Munawwarah 41311, Saudi Arabia
Francisco J. Rodriguez-Lozano: Gerodontology and Special Care Dentistry Unit, Hospital Morales Meseguer, Medicine School, University of Murcia, 30100 Murcia, Spain
Maria Pilar Pecci-Lloret: Gerodontology and Special Care Dentistry Unit, Hospital Morales Meseguer, Medicine School, University of Murcia, 30100 Murcia, Spain
Muhammad Sohail Zafar: Department of Restorative Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Taibah University, Al Madinah al Munawwarah 41311, Saudi Arabia

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 6, 1-14

Abstract: Autogenous tooth graft is an innovative and ingenious technique that employs a stepwise approach and utilizes human teeth as an autogenous source of bone graft. The structure of teeth closely resembles bone, both physically and biochemically, and can be efficiently used for the process as it depicts properties of osteoinduction and osteoconduction. Autogenous tooth bone has characteristics similar to bone grafts in terms of healing potential, physical properties, and clinical outcome. Autogenous tooth graft has shown reasonable promise as a graft material for the regeneration of maxillary and mandibular defects. Autogenous tooth bone graft finds its principal application in sinus and ridge augmentations and for socket preservation before implant placement. Additionally, it can be used successfully for alveolar cleft patients and patients with limited periodontal defects. The overall complication rates reported for autogenous tooth grafts are comparable to other graft sources. However, although long-term results are still underway, it is still recommended as a grafting option for limited defects in the cranio-facial region.

Keywords: bone grafting; dental implants; regeneration; alveolar bone loss (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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