Limb loss is disabling and carries significant functional psychological repercussions to both the individual society. The numbers of amputees are forecasted double by 2050 from vascular disease diabetes alone. Europe has 4.66 million (431,000 amputations per year) United States 2 (185,000 year). Microvascular expertise now more commonplace, increasing likelihood limb salvage replantation. Furth...

The aim of this report is to present the case of an accidentally avulsed maxillary central incisor kept in saline solution from the moment of trauma until its replantation 3 h later in a 13-year-old girl. The avulsed tooth was replanted back into the alveolar socket and splinted with composite resin. Calcium hydroxide intracanal dressing was used to prevent inflammatory root resorption. Radiogr...

The success of replantation surgery is not judged by survival of the replanted part, but by the functional outcome attained. Hence, primary repair of all injured structures is the preferred aim. At times, constraints induced by the ischemia time and nature of injury preclude primary repair. In such situations, secondary procedures are inevitable. Secondary procedures are also frequently require...

BACKGROUND Xerostomia is a devastating complication of radiation therapy. Previous research has demonstrated that submandibular glands may be removed from the neck and transplanted using microvascular techniques, with good gland survival. However, microvascular transplantation and replantation has never been attempted on a composite tissue such as a salivary gland. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the a...

Background: Intentional replantation of periodontally involved teeth has been reported to result in unfavorable healing like root resorption and ankylosis. However, many recent clinical reports using enamel matrix derivative (EMD) showed a good outcome based on clinical and radiographic examination. However, histological findings are lacking. The purpose of this study was to evaluate healing af...