1Postgraduate Student, Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha O Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
2Professor & Head, Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha O Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
3Reader, Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha O Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
*Corresponding Author: Dr. Antarmayee Panigrahi Reader, Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha ‘O ’Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneshwar, India, e-mail: antarmayee.pani@gmail.com
Online published on 27 March, 2020.
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, semi fixed dentures and most recently pediatric implants have been introduces. This paper encompasses all the aspects of pediatric implants along with the clinical consideration.
Implants, Children, Anodontia
