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Ten cases of dental transplants belonging to the authors' set of cases were selected and they proved to be successful according to the factors these authors' believe to be important. The operations were carried out on young patients by transplanting the not fully formed third molar to the place of the first molar, following the technique described in the text. The success of a vital dental autotransplant depends on some factors: the tooth to be transplanted should have completed the amelogenesis so that two thirds of its root and the floor of the pulp chamber are also formed; the receiving alveolus must be prepared before the giving area, thus reducing the time in which the third molar remains dislocated out of its alveolus and the lack of communication between the two surgical beds.

Modifications in the surgical procedure for transplantation of the unerupted mandibular third molar to the first molar socket are presented, and the clinical and radiographic data on ten cases with a 3-year follow-up are described. The proposed method of treatment makes it possible to stabilize the transplant without a splint by using a suture crossed over the occlusal surface of the tooth.