Pediatric Implants

Absence of teeth in children and young adolescence has long term effects the normal function, alveolar growth, speech, aesthetics as well as negative impact on the psychosocial development of these growing children. Partial or complete anodontia could be either genetic or induced by trauma or dental caries. Owing to growing phase and transitory changes the takes place in and around dentoalveolar structures poses a greater challenge for clinician to devise a treatment place suiting all needs of the children without hampering the growth aspects. Various options for replacement of teeth ranges from removable partial dentures, semifixed dentures and most recently pediatric implants have been introduces. This paper encompasses all the aspects of pediatric implants along with the clinical consideration.