aDepartment of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Eklavya Dental College, Kotputli, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
bDepartment of Dentistry, SHKM GMC, Nalhar, Mewat, Haryana, India
cDepartment of ENT, SHKM GMC, Nalhar, Mewat, Haryana, India
dDepartment of Community Medicine, SHKM GMC, Nalhar, Mewat, Haryana, India
1Corresponding author
Online published on 20 April, 2016.
Implant placement in adults is a promising treatment option but its use in children is still a dilemma. The dental as well as the skeletal changes occurring in both the jaws from childhood till adolescence makes the use of implants in children an issue of major concern. Considering the growth changes in maxilla and mandible, this review is an insight of possible outcomes of implant placement in a growing child.
Dental implants, Maxillary growth, Mandibular growth, Ectodermal dysplasia
