My lower left 1st Molar is fractured with RCT completed & is likely to be either extracted or crowned. My friend (not a dentist) suggested an alternative treatment plan: Q) Could my lower left unerupted wisdom tooth be removed & auto transplanted to take the place of my 1st molar?
February 19, 2013
Answer: Transplant tooth?
In most cases it will fail I suggest extraction of #30 and move 31 and 32 forward with orthodontics better option higher success rate good luck
Kevin Coughlin DMD, MBA, MAGD CEO Baystate Dental PC
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February 19, 2013
Answer: Transplant tooth?
In most cases it will fail I suggest extraction of #30 and move 31 and 32 forward with orthodontics better option higher success rate good luck
Kevin Coughlin DMD, MBA, MAGD CEO Baystate Dental PC
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February 19, 2013
Answer: Board Certified Periodontist
Just looking at the radiograph provided. I would say that your third molar position is not favorable for extraction. It is a mesial horizontal impaction and is usually cut into multiple pieces for removal. As such the tooth could not be moved to an alternative postition because it needs to be removed in pieces.
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February 19, 2013
Answer: Board Certified Periodontist
Just looking at the radiograph provided. I would say that your third molar position is not favorable for extraction. It is a mesial horizontal impaction and is usually cut into multiple pieces for removal. As such the tooth could not be moved to an alternative postition because it needs to be removed in pieces.
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