Radiographic examination Clinical examination Histological examination
• No evidence of progressive inflammatory root resorption •Normal PDL space width around the transplanted tooth •No disturbance in root development
•Lamina dura
•Healing of alveolar bone
•Normal tooth mobility and normal tooth function
•Gingival healing and no indication of marginal attachment loss, inflammation
•Healing of dental pulp
•No patient discomfort
•Normal percussion sound
•The PDL fibers are aligned to perpendicular, not parallel, to the root and alveolar bone •However, without extraction, it is impossible to evaluate clinical cases histologically
Table 1: Criteria for success in autotransplantation.