Intentional Reimplantation: A Report of Two Cases.

ABSTRACT

Intentional reimplantation is a procedure in which tooth extraction is performed followed by reinsertion of the extracted tooth into its own socket after performing the desired procedure. In this study, two case reports of intentional reimplantation are described and discussed as a treatment approach for broken instrument and a periapical lesion that is very near to mandibular canal in mandibular first molar. The indications for and limitations of intentional reimplantation as well as recommended literature on the subject is discussed. The present article describes two cases of intentional replantation (1) Mandibular first molar with continuous pus discharge and (2) mandibular first molar with the fractured instrument.