Table 1.
Characteristics and study design of studies included for analysis
| Author | Year | Study design | N | Age of patients (range) | Donor teeth type (n) | Root developmenta (n) | Recipient site | Splinting procedure | Splinting duration (in weeks) | Orthodontics (%) | Follow-up in months (mean) | NOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mertens et al. [31] | 2014 | R | 25 | 17 (10–29) | Md PM2 (10), M3 (15) | 3 (21), unknown (4) | Mx I1 (10), Mx PM2 (1), Mx M1 (5), Md PM2 (2), Md M1 (6), Md M2 (1) | Wire and suture | Wire, 6; suture, 2 | – | 120–240 (−) | 4 |
| Nagori et al. [3] | 2014a | P | 45 | – | Mx M3, Md M3 | 2 (11), 3 (13), 4 (18), 5 (3) | Mx M1, Md M1 | Wire or suture | Wire, 2; suture, 1 | No | 15–24 (20) | 6 |
| Nagori et al. [4] | 2014b | P | 13 | – | Mx M3, Md M3 | 1–2, 2, 3, 4 | Mx M1, Mx M2, Md M1, Md M2 | Wire or suture | Wire, > 2; suture, 1 | – | - (16) | 5 |
| de Carvalho et al. [37] | 2014 | R | 21 | – | I, C, PM, M2, M3 | Mean stage 3 | – | – | – | Yes (15%) | 6–240 (84) | 6 |
| Plakwicz et al. [5] | 2013 | P | 23 | 13 (10–17) | Mx PM2 (17), Md PM2 (6) | Mean stage 2–3, (range 1–4) | Mx PM2 (2), Md PM2(13), Mx I1 (4), Mx PM2 (1), Md PM2 (3) | Sutures | 2 | Yes (17%) | 6–78 (35) | 7 |
| Schütz et al. [6] | 2013 | R | 57 | 17 (14–21) | Mx M3 (47), Md M3 (10) | 2 (12), 3 (26), 4–5 (19) | Mx PM2 (6), Mx M1 (19), Mx M2 (1), Md PM2 (17), Md M1 (12), Md M2 (2) | Wire (86%), orthodontic arch (12%), suture (2%) | 5 (2–9) | Yes (12%) | 8–64 (26) | 5 |
| Shahbazian et al. [33] | 2013 | P | 24 | 11 (9–18) | PM (22), M (2) | 1–2 (1), 2–3 (21), 3–4 (2) | I (11), PM (11), PM/M (2) | Flexible orthodontic wire | – | No | 12 (12) | 7 |
| Mendoza-Mendoza et al. [7] | 2012 | R | 12 | 10 (9–13) | PM | 2 (4), 3 (7), 4 (3) | Mx I1 | Suture | – | Yes (100%) | 120–168 (144) | 4 |
| Isa-Kara et al. [8] | 2011 | P | 11 | – | Mx M3, Md M3 | > 2 | Mx M1, Md M1, Md M2 | Thermoplastic retainer | 4 | No | 31–47 (37) | 6 |
| Vilhjálmsson et al. [9] | 2010 | R | 26 | – | Mx I1, Mx I2, Mx C, Mx PM, Mx PM, Mx M3 | 3 (11), 4 (6), 5 (9) | Mx I1, Mx I2, Mx C | – | – | – | 1–158 (55) | 6 |
| Gonnissen et al. [10] | 2010 | R | 17 | – | Mx C, Md C, Md M | 2–3 (3), 3–5 (14), unknown (18) | Mx C, Md C | Wire or trauma splint | – | Yes (−) | 72–168 (132) | 4 |
| Mensink and van Merke-steyn [11] | 2010 | R | 62 | – | Mx PM | 2–3 (53), 3 (6), unknown (3) | PM | Suture | 1 | Yes (98%) | 12–60 (21) | 5 |
| Yan et al. [12] | 2010 | P | 16 | – | Md M3 | 5 | M | Wire or suture | 1 | No | 12–132 (62) | 6 |
| Díaz et al. [13] | 2008 | P | 10 | 10 (7–12) | Md PM1 (6), Md PM2 (4) | Open | Mx I1 | Composite wire | 4 (1–9) | Yes (50%) | 5–27 (17) | 6 |
| Tanaka et al. [45] | 2008 | R | 19 | – | Mx PM, Md PM | 2 (2), 3 (17) | Mx I, Mx C, Mx PM, Md PM | – | – | Yes (100%) | 48–168 (108) | 5 |
| Jonsson and Sigurdsson [14] | 2004 | R | 35 | – | Mx PM1, Mx PM2, Md PM1 | 2–3 (8), 3–4 (21), 4–5 (2), 5 (4) | Mx PM, Md PM2 | Suture | 1–2 | Yes (88%) | 29–267 (124) | 5 |
| Myrlund et al. [46] | 2004 | P | 68 | 12 (7–20) | PM | Open | – | – | – | – | 48 (48) | 5 |
| Bauss et al. [15] | 2002 | P | 76 | 18 (16–20) | Mx M3 (40); Md M3 (36) | 2, 3 | Mx PM/M (25), Md PM/M (51) | Wire (45%), suture (55%) | Wire, 4; suture, 1 | – | 12–73 (41) | 7 |
| Czochrowska et al. [16] | 2002 | R | 33 | 12 (8–15) | Mx I2 (2), Mx PM (10), Md PM (16), supernumerary teeth (2) | Open | Mx I1 (6), Mx I2 (3), Mx C (5), Mx PM (7), Md I (2), Md PM (7) | – | – | Yes (67%) | 204–492 (317) | 4 |
| Czochrowska et al. [2] | 2000 | R | 45 | 11 (7–14) | PM | Open | Mx I1 (39), Mx I2 (6) | Suture | 1–2 | Yes (−) | SD 13 (48) | 4 |
| Josefsson et al. [17] | 1999 | R | 99 | – | Mx PM1, Mx PM2, Mx M2, Mx M3, Md PM2, Md M3 | Open | Md PM2 | Suture | 1 | Yes (47%) | 48 (48) | 5 |
| Lundberg and Isaksson [18] | 1996 | R | 204 | 15 (−) | PM (80), M (122) | 2, 3 | I (6), C (4), PM (158), M (34) | Suture | 1 | – | 6–72 (−) | 5 |
| Marcusson and Lilja-Karlander [19] | 1996 | R | 29 | – | PM (21), M (8) | Open | PM, M | Suture | 1 | – | 36–192 (−) | 5 |
| Kugelberg et al. [20] | 1994 | R | 23 | – | Mx I, Mx C, Mx PM1, Md I, Md PM1, Md PM2 | 3 | Mx I1, Mx I2 | Suture | 1 | Yes (−) | 12–48 (38) | 5 |
| Schatz and Joho [21] | 1992 | R | 40 | 14 (9–20) | Mx M3 (11), Md M3 (9), PM1 (12), PM2 (8) | 1, 2, 3, 4 | – | Orthodontic arch | 2–6 | No | 12–136 (64) | 7 |
| Kristerson and Lagerstrom [22] | 1991 | P | 41 | – | PM (21), M (15), C (2), I (1) | 1 (7), 2 (14), 3 (14), 4 (3), 5 (3) | Mx I | Wire or suture | Wire 1–3; suture 1 | – | 48–204 (90) | 5 |
| Andreasen et al. [30] | 1990b | P | 337 | – | Mx PM1, Mx PM2, Md PM1, Md PM2 | 0 (2), 1 (4), 2 (73), 3 (210), 4 (28), 5 (20) | Mx anterior; Mx PM; Md PM; other | Suture, flexible rigid, or no splinting | – | Yes (46%) | 12–156 (−) | 6 |
| Andreasen et al. [35] | 1990c | P | 337 | – | Mx PM1, Mx PM2, Md PM1, Md PM2 | 0 (2), 1 (4), 2 (73), 3 (210), 4 (28), 5 (20) | Mx anterior; Mx PM; Md PM; other | Suture, flexible rigid, or no splinting | – | Yes (46%) | 12–156 (−) | 6 |
| Hernandez and Cuestas-carnero [23] | 1988 | P | 10 | – (13–19) | M3 | Mean stage 1 | M1 | Suture | 2 | – | 36 (36) | 6 |
| Kristerson [24] | 1985 | P | 84 | – | Mx PM, Md PM | 1 (21), 2 (14), 3 (38), 4 (9), 5 (2) | – | Orthodontic arch, suture, or stainless steel wires | 1–> 6 | – | 36–216 (76) | 7 |
| Borring-Møller et al. [25] | 1979 | P | 15 | 17 (15–20) | Mx M3 (6), Md M3 (9) | 1, 2, 3 | Mx M1 (5), Md M1 (10) | Wire (40%), suture (60%) | Wire, 6; suture, 1 | No | 3–84 (31) | 6 |
| Slagsvold and Bjercke [1] | 1974 | R | 34 | 12 (8–16) | Mx PM1 (5), Mx PM2(13), Md PM1 (2), Md PM2 (14) | 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 | Mx PM (24), Md PM (10) | Sutures | – | No | 40–166 (74) | 4 |
P, prospective study design; R, retrospective study design; Mx, maxilla; Md, mandible; I, incisor; C, canine; PM, premolar; M, molar; NOS, Newcastle-Ottawa Quality assessment scale, number of points given for selection, comparability, and outcome categories [42]
aThe stage of root development according to a qualitative classification by Morrees [43]. Stage 1, initial to one quarter root formation; stage 2, one half formation; stage 3, three quarters root formation; stage 4, full root formation with open apical foramen; stage 5, full root formation with half-open apical foramen; stage 6, full root formation with closed apical foramen