Factors Influencing the Treatment Outcome of Intentional Replantation on Teeth with Periapical Periodontitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Authors

Teng Kai Ong, Marquette University
Daniel Lim, University of Malaysia
Maharaj Singh, Marquette UniversityFollow
Alissa V. Fial, Marquette UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

12-2022

Publisher

Elsevier

Source Publication

Journal of Evidence-Based Dental Practice

Source ISSN

1532-3382

Original Item ID

DOI: 10.1016/j.jebdp.2022.101722

Abstract

Objectives

The purpose of this review was to appraise the quality of evidence of the existing publications on IR, and to perform a meta-analysis on the treatment outcomes of IR.

Methods

The specific PIO questions were as follows: Population: Patients with periapical periodontitis either before or after nonsurgical endodontic therapy. Intervention: IR performed with retrograde preparation and retrograde filling. Outcomes: the healing, treatment complications, and the factors influencing these outcomes after IR. Electronic and hand searches were performed in the Web of Science, PubMed, CINAHL, and Cochrane Library databases. Two authors independently screened the titles and abstracts for eligibility. The risk of bias was performed using the NIH Quality Assessment Tool, and each study was rated as ‘Good’, ‘Fair’ or ‘Poor’. The analyses were performed on the treatment outcome (healing and complications), and the factors influencing the outcome of the procedure.

Results

Fourteen articles were included in the qualitative and quantitative syntheses. One was a prospective cohort study, and the other 13 were retrospective cohort studies. Overall, the evidence of this review was of poor-to-fair quality. The pooled healing rate was 80.2%, and there was a 21.7% of complication rate. Longer follow-up period, the presence of perio-endo disease, the use of non-bioceramic material as retrograde filling, longer extraoral time, and maxillary molar were found to be associated with lower healing rates. However, the differences between the subgroups were not statistically significant.

Conclusions

The present review showed IR yielded a good overall healing rate with a low complication rate. Taking the quality of evidence into account, more high-quality studies are required to evaluate the validity of the factors that may influence the treatment outcome of IR.

Comments

Journal of Evidence-Based Dental Practice, Vol. 22, No. 4 (December 2022): 101722. DOI. © 2022 Elsevier. Used with permission.

Recommended Citation

Ong, Teng Kai; Lim, Daniel; Singh, Maharaj; and Fial, Alissa V., "Factors Influencing the Treatment Outcome of Intentional Replantation on Teeth with Periapical Periodontitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis" (2022). Library Faculty Research and Publications. 121.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/lib_fac/121