TİRALİ, Resmiye Ebru Başkent Üniversitesi - Diş Hekimliği Fakültesi - Pedodonti Anabilim Dalı, Turkey , YALÇINKAYA, Zeynep Başkent Üniversitesi - Diş Hekimliği Fakültesi - Pedodonti Anabilim Dalı, Turkey , ÇEHRELİ, Sevi Burçak Başkent Üniversitesi - Diş Hekimliği Fakültesi - Pedodonti Anabilim Dalı, TURKEY

DENTAL IMPLANT CONSIDERATIONS DURING GROWTHAND DEVELOPMENT

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Treatment of missing or lost teeth with dental implants in child patients may lead a to variety of problems associated with incomplete craniofacial growth. The risks for implant placement before cessation of growth and development have been well-illustrated clinically. Because dental implants can behave similar to ankylosed teeth, their indications in children are considerably limited. In the partially anodontic child implants placed in mandibular edentulous areas appear to be successful even when the implants are placed at an early age. Such an approach offers the child a stable mandibular prosthesis that may not be obtainable in other ways. Implant location, the sex of the patient, and the level skeletal maturation are the most important factors in the final decision of implant placement, when age is no longer a concern. If the goals of treatment planning favors implant use before skeletal maturation, parents must be informed about the benefits and possible complications of its use, and careful attention must be given to prosthesis design. It is still recommended to wait for the completion of dental and skeletal growth, except for severe cases of anodontia. This review focuses on guidelines pertaining to the ideal timing for oral implant placement in the growing child, taking into account the further development of the jawbones and especially the continued eruptive movement of teeth.

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Child , dental implants , ectodermal displasia

Acta Odontologica Turcica

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