Evaluation of Long-Term Efficacy of Forced Erupted Teeth for Restorative Purposes: A Clinical Retrospective Study

This retrospective study evaluated the long-term stability of teeth that were orthodontically treated with forced eruption for restorative purposes. A total of 25 participants with a total of 36 orthodontically extruded teeth were included in the study. The measured clinical parameters included (1) pre- and posttreatment radiographs, (2) activation time, (3) retention time, (4) total treatment time, (5) additional treatment required to restore the teeth, and (6) pre- and postsurgical complications. The results show a 96.0% survival rate for force-erupted teeth, with a 4.0% failure rate due to nonrestorable caries. When more than 1.0 mm of extrusion was completed, there was a statistically significantly higher chance that the tooth required additional surgeries (P < .05). Complications during treatment were higher in clinicians without orthodontic training (43.0%) vs clinicians with orthodontic training (10.0%). Forced eruption for prosthetic treatment and implant site development is a viable treatment option and is successful in the long-term.