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A Novel Approach for

Computer-Assisted Template-Guided
Autotransplantation of Teeth With
Custom 3D Designed/Printed Surgical
Tooling. An Ex Vivo Proof of Concept
David Anssari Moin, DDS,* Wiebe Derksen, DDS,y J. P. Verweij, DDS, MD,z
Richard van Merkesteyn, DDS, MD, PhD,x and Daniel Wismeijer, DDS, PhDk
Purpose: The aim of this study was to introduce a novel method for accurate autotransplantation with
computer-assisted guided templates and assembled custom-designed surgical tooling and to test the feasi-
bility and accuracy of this method ex vivo.
Materials and Methods: A partially edentulous human mandibular cadaver was scanned with a cone-
beam computed tomography (CBCT) system and an intraoral scan system. The 3-dimensional (3D) data of
this cadaver were imported into specialized software and used to analyze the region of the recipient site
and the donor tooth was selected. Subsequently, congruent to the donor tooth, custom surgical tools and a
surgical guided template were designed and 3D printed. The guided osteotomy was performed and the
donor tooth was transplanted. To evaluate the planned position of the donor tooth in relation to the po-
sition of the transplanted donor tooth, the mandible with the transplanted donor tooth was rescanned
with the CBCT system and software matching was applied to measure the accuracy of the procedure.
Results: The angular deflection of the transplanted donor tooth in relation to the planned donor tooth
position was 3.1! . When comparing the 3D positions of the shoulder, there was a deviation of 1.25 mm and
an apical deviation of 0.89 mm.
Conclusion: With the use of currently available technology, it is feasible to accurately plan and create in a vir-
tual simulation a donor tooth position with congruent custom surgical tools and to transfer this to a clinical
setting with 3D printing. However, further research on multiple levels is needed to explore this novel approach.
! 2016 American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
J Oral Maxillofac Surg 74:895-902, 2016

Autotransplantation is a relatively longstanding tech- trauma. Because of the alveolar and maxillofacial
nique with a well-recognized application for replacing bone growth of pediatric or adolescent patients, auto-
congenitally missing teeth or teeth lost because of transplantation can be a preferred treatment option

*PhD Resident, Department of Oral Implantology and Prosthetic Address correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Anssari Moin:
Dentistry, Academic Center for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), Department of Oral Function, Academic Center for Dentistry
Research Institute Move, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Amsterdam (ACTA), Gustav Mahlerlaan 3004, 1081 LA Amsterdam,
yPhD Resident, Department of Oral Implantology and Prosthetic The Netherlands; e-mail: danssari@acta.nl
Dentistry, Academic Center for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), Received December 14 2015
Research Institute Move, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accepted January 21 2016
zPhD resident, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, ! 2016 American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands. 0278-2391/16/00125-7
xProfessor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Leiden http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.joms.2016.01.033
University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
kProfessor, Department of Oral Implantology and Prosthetic
Dentistry, Academic Center for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA),
Research Institute Move, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

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CoDiagnostiX

FIGURE 1. Virtual 3-dimesnional planning of donor tooth position. A, Analysis of anatomic and functional parameters of the recipient site. B,
Selection of donor tooth. C, Planning donor tooth position. D, Design of tooth-supported template.
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rather than a titanium implant.1,2 Autotransplantation as congruent as possible with the root of the donor
has numerous advantages because it is an autogenic tooth in the least achievable amount of tries
biological approach for tooth replacement.1-3 and time.10
Research has documented variable long-term results With recent developments in cone-beam computed
that depend on various factors.4,5 There are 3 factors tomography (CBCT) and additive manufacturing tech-
that have the greatest negative influence on the nology, different approaches have been suggested to
survival of the donor tooth6-10: 1) damage to the plan and create custom donor tooth templates and sur-
periodontal ligament (PDL) of the donor tooth by gical guides to assist in and increase the survival of the
trying to fit the donor tooth into the new alveolus at autotransplant by minimizing extra-alveolar time,
the recipient site; 2) extended extra-alveolar time number of insertion efforts, and the distance from
that traumatizes viable PDL cells on the donor tooth; the new alveolus to the donor tooth.11-13
and 3) distance between the new alveolus and the Hypothetically, the ability to precisely virtually plan,
root of the donor tooth. The method commonly execute, and transfer the plan to the clinical situation
used to minimize these negative influences is chal- to have a new alveolus accurately congruent to the
lenging and relies mostly on a surgeon’s expertise donor tooth at the desired predefined recipient loca-
and intuitive flair for adapting the recipient site to be tion would be ideal.
Case Report/Clinical Techniques

Guided Autotransplantation of Teeth: A Novel


Method Using Virtually Planned 3-dimensional
Templates
Georg D. Strbac, DDS, PhD,* Albrecht Schnappauf, DI,† Katharina Giannis, DMD,‡
Michael H. Bertl, DMD,§ Andreas Moritz, MD, DMD, PhD,‡k and Christian Ulm, MD, DDS, PhD*

Abstract
Introduction: The aim of this study was to introduce an
innovative method for autotransplantation of teeth us-
ing 3-dimensional (3D) surgical templates for guided os-
T raumatic dental injuries
to permanent teeth are
most frequently seen at
Significance
Using the latest techniques from guided implant
surgery, 3D printed templates can be predesigned
teotomy preparation and donor tooth placement. the age of 8–12 years
to ensure a guided atraumatic approach in auto-
Methods: This report describes autotransplantation of and may vary from crown
transplantation. This could provide for better out-
immature premolars as treatment of an 11-year-old or root fracture to avul-
comes and fewer failures in the future.
boy having suffered severe trauma with avulsion of per- sion (1–3). Total tooth
manent maxillary incisors. This approach uses modified displacement by avulsion
methods from guided implant surgery by superimposi- is present in 0.5%–3% of these injuries and should be treated by immediate
tion of Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine replantation (4–7). Although replantation may be successful, long-term survival rates
files and 3D data sets of the jaws in order to predesign of these teeth may be jeopardized by a variety of consequent factors, resulting in progres-
3D printed templates with the aid of a fully digital work- sive root resorption, endodontic problems, and tooth fractures, potentially causing loss of
flow. Results: The intervention in this complex case these teeth at a later time (3, 4).
could successfully be accomplished by performing pre- Today, dental implants are commonly used in the area of esthetics, providing bet-
planned virtual transplantations with guided osteoto- ter outcomes compared with conventional fixed bridgework, resin-bonded restora-
mies to prevent bone loss and ensure accurate donor tions, and removable partial dentures (8, 9).
teeth placement in new recipient sites. Functional and Although implantation is considered to be a superior choice compared with the
esthetic restoration could be achieved by modifying previously mentioned alternative of fixed prosthetic restorations, this treatment
methods used in guided implant surgery and prostho- approach is absolutely contraindicated in growing patients because it cannot follow
dontic rehabilitation. The 1-year follow-up showed vital craniofacial development and would remain in malocclusion during continuing growth
natural teeth with physiological clinical and radiologic (10, 11). In such complex cases of patients in their growth phase with missing anterior
parameters. Conclusions: This innovative approach teeth, only autotransplantation of immature teeth can provide a functional and esthetic
uses the latest diagnostic methods and techniques of rehabilitation by not compromising remaining dentition and supporting continuing
guided implant surgery, enabling the planning and pro- skeletal and dentoalveolar growth (1, 10, 11).
duction of 3D printed surgical templates. These accurate Tooth transplantation can be performed at an early age when incidence of trauma
virtually predesigned surgical templates could facilitate is high, offering high tooth survival rates of up to 90% and providing for hard and soft
autotransplantation in the future by full implementation tissue results comparable with natural maxillary incisors (12, 13).
of recommended guidelines, ensuring an atraumatic sur- Although successful autotransplantation can offer promising results, compli-
gical protocol. (J Endod 2016;42:1844–1850) cations caused by documented risk factors may influence the outcome. The biolog-
ical principles and wound healing are similar to avulsed teeth after replantation.
Key Words Thus, mechanical injuries during extraction or traumatic press-fit placement in
3-dimensional printed template, guided autotransplan- the recipient alveolus and biochemical factors because of prolonged extra-
tation, guided osteotomy, guided surgery, modern auto- alveolar duration may cause damage to dental structures, especially to the peri-
transplantation, surgical template odontal ligament, leading to progressive root resorption. Additionally, next to
sufficient preparation of the recipient alveolus, root morphology and development
appear to influence a negative outcome, causing pulp necrosis, ankylosis, root
resorption, and failure (10, 14–16).

From the *Division of Oral Surgery, ‡Division of Dental Student Training and Patient Care, §Division of Orthodontics, kDivision of Conservative Dentistry and Peri-
odontology, School of Dentistry, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; and †Software Research, Dental Wings, Chemnitz, Germany.
Address requests for reprints to Prof PD Dr Georg D. Strbac, Division of Oral Surgery, School of Dentistry, Medical University of Vienna, Sensengasse 2a, A-1090
Vienna, Austria. E-mail address: georg.strbac@meduniwien.ac.at
0099-2399/$ - see front matter
Copyright ª 2016 American Association of Endodontists.
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FIGURE 2. Schematic drawing of the guided sequence to create the new alveolus. The drills and osteotome have identical guiding segments
corresponding to the sleeve diameter with predetermined depth and position. Measurements are in millimeters.
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The aim of this study was to introduce a novel Kyoto, Japan). The scan position was with the occlusal
method for accurate autotransplantation with plane parallel to the floor according to the manufac-
computer-assisted guided templates and assembled turer’s recommendations. The scan volumes were ex-
custom-designed surgical tools and to test the feasi- ported in Digital Imaging and Communications in
bility and accuracy of this method ex vivo. Medicine (DICOM) 3 format.
For measurement of accuracy and precision of the
donor tooth position after insertion into the new alve-
Materials and Methods olus, the mandible with the donor tooth transplanted
THREE-DIMENSIONAL DATA ACQUISITION: OPTICAL was rescanned with the 3D Accuitomo 170 CBCT sys-
SCAN AND RADIOGRAPHIC SCAN tem using the exact same scan settings and stored in
STL format.
One partially edentulous human mandibular
cadaver not identified by age, gender, or ethnic group
was obtained from the functional anatomy depart- VIRTUAL SURGICAL PLANNING AND 3D MODEL
ment. The cadaver was sectioned at the mid-ramus DESIGN OF CUSTOM IMPLANT AND TOOLING
level, fixed in formalin, and stored. A declaration was The DICOM files were imported into CoDiagnostiX
obtained from the functional anatomy department 9 software (Dental Wings GmbH, Ghemnitz, Ger-
that this material could be used for research purposes. many). The CBCT scan was analyzed, the donor tooth
Full-arch intraoral scanning of this mandible was was selected, and the anatomic and functional param-
performed using the 3M TrueDefinition Scanner (3M eters for the recipient region of the missing tooth were
ESPE, Seefeld, Germany). The scan files were exported measured (Fig 1A). Based on this analysis, it was
and stored in standardized triangulation language decided that the lower left canine would serve as the
(STL) file format. donor tooth. Using the method described by Anssari
The mandible was scanned with the 3-dimensional Moin et al,14 the lower left canine was segmented
(3D) Accuitomo 170 CBCT system (90 kVp, 5 mA, and stored as an STL file. STL files of the intraoral
30.8 seconds, 10- " 10-cm field of view; Morita Inc, scan and donor tooth were imported into

FIGURE 3. Three-dimensional printed surgical tooling (left to right): guided template, sleeve, 4 drills, and osteotome.
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FIGURE 4. Clinical process of template-guided autotransplantation. A, Fitting of guided template. B, Guided creation of the new alveolus by
drilling. (Fig 4 continued on next page.)
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CoDiagnostiX 9 and the donor tooth position at the tooth and stored as STL files (Fig 2). The custom-
recipient site was determined (Fig 1B, C). Subse- designed tools consisted of a sleeve, 4 drills with incre-
quently, the intraoral surface scan and CBCT scan ments in diameter, and an osteotome whose final
were superimposed and a tooth-supported template shape was analogous to the root of the donor tooth
based on the donor tooth position was designed (Fig 2). All osteotomy tools consisted of a cutting and
(Fig 1C, D). Within the template, a precalculated space shaping segment and a guiding segment correspond-
was preserved for fitting a custom-designed sleeve ing to the sleeve design.
aimed at guiding the drills and osteotome during the
creation of the new alveolus. The guided template 3D PRINTING OF GUIDED TEMPLATE, SURGICAL
design was stored as an STL file. TOOLS, AND IMPLANT
Accordingly, based on the premeditated positions of Additive manufacturing techniques were used to
the donor tooth and sleeve, a set of surgical tools was fabricate the guided template, surgical tools, and
custom designed with SolidWorks 2015 SP3 software implant from their respective STL files (Fig 3).
(Dassault Syst!emes, V"elizy, France) to create a new The guided template was 3D printed through a ster-
alveolus congruent to the root shape of the donor eolithographic procedure in which an ultraviolet laser
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FIGURE 4 (cont’d). C, Guided shaping of the new alveolus by the osteotome. D, Transplantation of the donor tooth in the new alveolus.
(Fig 4 continued on next page.)
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applied to a vat of liquid photopolymer cures layers of gentle tapping with a hammer on the custom-printed
25-mm thickness to build the requested design (Im- osteotome (Fig 4B, C). Rotational osteotome position
plantec GmbH, Amstetten, Germany). was controlled through exact alignment of the equal
The custom-designed surgical instruments were 3D sign on the guided template with the guiding groove
printed using a proprietary high-end selective laser on the osteotome (Fig 4C). Then, the donor tooth
melting machine equipped with an ytterbium-fiber laser was carefully removed and transplanted into the new
(30 mm thickness) in a biocompatible titanium alloy alveolus at the recipient site (Fig 4D, E). Stability of
grade 5 (LayerWise, 3Dsystems, Leuven, Belgium). the donor tooth was achieved and checked
by palpation.
SURGICAL PROCEDURE
The guided template with the sleeve incorporated EVALUATION OF PREOPERATIVE PLANNING OF
was positioned and optically checked through de- DONOR TOOTH POSITION AND POSTOPERATIVE
signed fenestrations for good fit (Fig 4A). Subse- DONOR TOOTH POSITION
quently, guided osteotomy was performed at the The pre- and postoperative DICOM files were im-
recipient site by drilling and shaping was finished by ported into CoDiagnostiX 9 for analysis of accuracy
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Discussion
This experiment was performed as a first step to-
ward guided autotransplantation with a computer-
assisted guided template and custom-designed surgical
tools. With the combined use of 3D data acquisition
with CBCT and intraoral scanning technology, virtual
3D planning software, 3D design software, and high-
end 3D printing technology, it was possible to trans-
plant through guided surgery, with acceptable accu-
racy, a donor tooth into the new alveolus.
Preoperatively fabricated tooth replicas and stereoli-
thographic guides to simplify and increase the success
rate of autotransplantation have been proposed in the
literature.13,15,16 A study by Shahbazian et al13 sug-
gested the benefits of the CBCT planned surgical guide
as decreasing the surgical time and being a less inva-
sive technique, causing fewer failures than a conven-
tional approach. In this study, the CBCT-based
surgical template served as a guide for the drilling pro-
cedure and then the final shaping of the new alveolus
was performed by free-hand preparation. However,
the question arises as to how accurate alignment of
the bony wall of the new alveolus, as proposed in
FIGURE 4 (cont’d). E, Transplantation of the donor tooth in the this research, might influence the clinical outcome.
new alveolus. In implant dentistry, computer-assisted template-
Anssari Moin et al. 3D Guided Autotransplantation of Teeth. J Oral guided insertion of implants has been extensively re-
Maxillofac Surg 2016.
searched. Methods described in these studies for
increasing accuracy of the guided implant placement
are to a certain extent applicable to this approach.
of the donor tooth position. The incorporated evalu- Comparing accuracy data of this study with the
ation tool in the software was used to match the pre- currently available data on accuracy of computer-
operatively planned donor tooth position and the aided implant placement is incongruous because these
postoperative donor tooth position. The following are based on conventional screw-type implants in-
deviations were measured (Fig 5): 3D offset, position serted by conventional surgical tools. Nonetheless,
of the apex of the tooth, and angulation of the tooth. for a general comparison, it is noteworthy to appre-
ciate that the result of this particular experiment is
within the range of positional and angular deviations
for guided implant placement described in a meta-
Results
analysis by Van Assche et al.17 This meta-analysis re-
Good stabilization and fit of the surgical guide was ported mean deviations of 0.99 mm (range, 0 to
achieved and checked through the designed fenestra- 6.5 mm) for the entry point and 1.24 mm (range,
tions (Fig 4A). The drilling process was uneventful; 0 to 6.9 mm) for the apex and a mean angular deflec-
however, the final shaping with the guided osteotome tion of 3.81! (range, 0! to 24.9! ).
was relatively complicated and required constant Final shaping of the new alveolus is performed by a
adjustment because there is rotational freedom in custom-printed osteotome in the shape of the donor
the transversal plane (Fig 4C). During removal of the tooth’s root and is of critical importance for an accu-
donor tooth, the crown of the tooth fractured owing rate fit of the donor tooth. The shape of this specific
to the brittleness of the formaldehyde-stored state of osteotome is designed through a combination of
the mandible. The crown was temporarily glued for vi- segmentation of the root of the donor tooth and
sual purposes only (Fig 4D, E). computer-assisted designed reprocessing and
The angular deflection with the planned donor designing of the osteotome. Previous research has
tooth position was 3.1! (Fig 6). When comparing shown that 3D surface reconstructions based on
the bodily 3D positions, there was a deviation of CBCT segmentations can vary from the actual shape,
1.25 mm and an apical deviation of 0.89 mm resulting in an over- or underestimation of the actual
(Fig 6). root shape depending on selected threshold values
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FIGURE 6. Evaluation of matching procedure. A, Frontal and B, sagittal cross-sections.


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FIGURE 5. Matching procedure for measuring accuracy of the transplanted donor tooth position versus planned donor tooth position. The
parameters used were 3-dimensional offset (a), position of the tooth apex (b), and angulation of the tooth (a).
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and CBCT scan settings.15,18,19 Especially toward the of the PDL and apex. However, with this approach, a
more apical areas, segmentation of the root becomes near exact alveolus congruent to the donor root
increasingly difficult because of the increase in shape can be created instead of a closely contoured
bone mass.18 recipient site, thus raising questions concerning
This novel approach has hypothesized benefits on optimal bone-to-root distances for autotransplanta-
the prognosis of the transplanted tooth. Decreasing tion, as stated earlier. Nonetheless, more evidence
extraoral time and number of insertion efforts of the on many levels for this guided autotransplantation
transplanted tooth have well-known positive effects approach is needed. Future studies can focus on
on the vitality of the PDL.5-7,10 Furthermore, as a evaluating the accuracy, fine-tuning the process, and
general rule, it has been stated that a shorter assessing the success of this guided autotransplanta-
distance between the new alveolus and the donor tion with custom 3D designed and printed
tooth will provide more favorable revascularization surgical tooling.

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