Six-Year Implants Follow-Up After Guided Bone Regeneration Using Autologous Tooth Graft: Innovative Biomaterial for Bone Regeneration Tooth Transformer®

Objectives: Recently, there has been great interest in teeth and their derivatives as suitable substrates for the treatment of alveolar bone defects. This retrospective study evaluates the clinical and radiographic outcomes of implants inserted in a site that underwent GBR procedure using a tooth derivate material. Materials and methods: A total of 21 patients received a GBR using an autologous extracted tooth. Four months after the GBR techniques, the implants were inserted and were followed for an average of 5.28 + -1.10 years after loading. The X-ray was analyzed after a period of 63.36 + -13.2 months for a total follow-up period. Results: A total of 28 implants were inserted. All the implants were clinically functional after the follow-up period. The average bone loss from the X-ray images was 0.1208 + -0.1307. Conclusion: Within the limitations of this study, the use of a tooth as a graft using a tooth transformer device guarantees the production of bone and maintenance over time.