Table 1 General characteristics of selected studies
Study ID | Subjects (n) | Teeth replanted (n) and the stage of root development | The status of root canal | Extra-alveolar time and storage conditions | Splinting or not | Duration of study |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cvek et al. [23] | Monkeys (n = 32) | Immature, maxillary incisors (105 teeth) | Untreated | 30 or 60 min, dry or wet | Splinting with a band of a composite material | 6–8 weeks |
Sae-Lim et al. [25] | Beagles (n = 5) | Mature, lateral incisors, first and third premolars (30 roots) | Root canals, infected by dental plaque | less than 5 min | Splinting with resorbable sling sutures | 5–6 months |
Sae-Lim et al. [26] | Beagles (n = 4) | Mature, lateral incisors, the first and third premolars (31 roots) | Endodontic treatment | 60 min, dry | Splinting with resorbable sling sutures | 12 weeks |
Cvek et al. [24] | Monkeys (n = 47) | Immature, maxillary incisors (171 teeth) | Untreated | 30 or 60 min, dry or wet | Splinting whit a band of a composite material | 6–8 weeks |
Yanpiset et al. [29] | Mongrel dogs (n = 4) | Immature, 48 incisors and 48 premolars | Untreated | 5 min, dry | No fixation | 3 months |
Ma et al. [27] | Monkeys (n = 7) | Mature, incisors and mandibular posterior teeth (32 roots) | Endodontically treated | 60 min, dry | No fixation | 12 weeks |
Ritter et al. [28] | Mongrel dogs (n = 3) | Immature, 22 incisors and 12 premolars | Untreated | 5 min, dry | No fixation | 60 days |
Bryson et al. [34] | Mongrel dogs (n = 4) | Mature, premolar roots (69 roots) | Endodontically treated | 60 min, dry | No splinting | 4 months |
Chen et al. [21] | Beagles (n = 3) | Mature, premolar roots (24 roots) | Endodontically treated | 60 min, dry | No splinting | 4 months |
Gomes et al. [32] | Wistar Rats (= 60) | Maxillary right incisor (n = 60) | Endodontically treated | 60 min, dry | No splinting | 7, 15, and 30 days after replantation |
Melo et al. [33] | Wistar Rats (n = 60) | Maxillary right incisor (n = 60) | Untreated | 5 min, immersed in saline | No splinting | 7, 15, and 30 days after replantation |
Bjorvatn et al. [36] | Beagles (n = 5) | Mature, mandibular incisors (n = 9) | Untreated | 45 min, dry | Non-rigid splinting with dental floss | 4 weeks after replantation |
Selvig et al. [35] | Beagles (n = 5) | Mature, mandibular incisors( n = 10) | The middle part of the root was then root-planed extensively, leaving the cervical and apical root surface areas uninstrumented | 45 min, dry | No fixation | 21 days after replantation |
Liu et al. [50] | Human (n = 38) | Mature and immature teeth, (n = 44) | Immature teeth were replanted without endodontic treatment, and endodontic treatment was indicated for those mature teeth with extra-oral time longer than 2 h before replantation | Extra-alveolar time and storage conditions varied in different cases | Splinting with composite resin | About 28 months after replantation |
Nam et al. [51] | Sprague–Dawley rats (n = 20) | maxillary first molars with complete root formation (n = 40) | Untreated | dry for 5 min or 60 min in Hank's balanced salt solution (HBSS) | No splinting | 8 weeks after replantation |