Ernest Lucas-Taule

Mr. Ernest Lucas-Taule

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Academic Career Length

7Years (2020-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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8 May 2022 in Materials
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ELErnest Lucas-Taule
Ernest Lucas-Taule
Anna Bofarull-BallúsAnna Bofarull-Ballús
Anna Bofarull-Ballús
MLMarc Llaquet
Marc Llaquet
MMMontse Mercade
Montse Mercade
FHFederico Hernández-Alfaro
Federico Hernández-Alfaro
JGJordi Gargallo
Jordi Gargallo
Background: Tooth autotransplantation is defined as the surgical repositioning of an autogenous tooth in another surgical site within the same individual. Aim: The aim of this research was to analyze the outcome of tooth transplantation using immature donor teeth compared with closed apex teeth and to compare differences between donor tooth positions on the arch. Methods: Electronic and manual literature searches were performed in different databases, including the National Library of Medicine (MEDLINE), EMBASE (OVID), Cochrane Central (CENTRAL), and the digital library of the Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (UIC University) from 1978 to March 2021. Studies were selected when they fulfilled the following criteria: only human prospective clinical studies, minimum sample size of 10 patients, minimum follow-up of 1 year, studies reporting or with at least deducible data on survival rates, immediate tooth autotransplantation with completed or incomplete root formation, and publications in the English language. A meta-analysis of random effects was developed to estimate the global effect measure of the survival rate, success rate, and root resorption involving the total sample, as well as open- and closed-apex groups. Results: Twenty-four articles were eligible for analysis. The Cohen’s kappa corresponding to this review was 0.87, and the risk assessment was considered low–moderate for the included studies. Overall survival and success rates were 95.9% and 89.4%, respectively, with a mean follow-up of 4 years and an overall mean age of 25.2 ± 12.3 years. Closed apex teeth showed a survival rate of 3.9% lower than that of open apex teeth. Higher complication rates were found for both inflammatory external root resorption and replacement root resorption in the closed-apex group, without reaching statistical significance. Conclusions: Tooth autotransplantation is a viable treatment alternative, regardless of the apical condition, with high survival and success rates after a mean follow-up of 4 years. Open-apex donor teeth could be considered the gold-standard option, showing lower complication rates when compared to closed-apex donor teeth. Future randomized controlled clinical studies are needed to examine the long-term prognosis of this technique.

1 October 2020 in Journal of Endodontics
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ELErnest Lucas-Taule
Ernest Lucas-Taule
MLMarc Llaquet
Marc Llaquet
JMJesús Muñoz-Peñalver
Jesús Muñoz-Peñalver
JSJacobo Somoza
Jacobo Somoza
MSMarta Satorres-Nieto
Marta Satorres-Nieto
FHFederico Hernández-Alfaro
Federico Hernández-Alfaro

25 March 2021 in Journal of Periodontology
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ELErnest Lucas-Taule
Ernest Lucas-Taule
MLMarc Llaquet
Marc Llaquet
JMJesús Muñoz‐Peñalver
Jesús Muñoz‐Peñalver
JNJosé Nart
José Nart
FHFederico Hernández-Alfaro
Federico Hernández-Alfaro
JGJordi Gargallo
Jordi Gargallo

1 June 2026 in Clinical Oral Implants Research
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JGJordi Gargallo
Jordi Gargallo
MZMaría José Zilleruelo‐Pozo
María José Zilleruelo‐Pozo
ATAnna Treserra‐Parra
Anna Treserra‐Parra
ELErnest Lucas-Taule
Ernest Lucas-Taule
DPDaniel Paternostro‐Betancourt
Daniel Paternostro‐Betancourt
FHFederico Hernandez‐Alfaro
Federico Hernandez‐Alfaro