Dental Implants a New Treatment Modality for Replacement of Missing Teeth in Adolescent Patients

The use of implants in replacement of missing teeth is usually minimal in patients with completed craniofacial growth. This literature review is to give an insight about the use of dental implants in growing patients and in patients with ectodermal dysplasia and the effect of maxillary and mandibular skeletal and dental growth on the strength of these implants. It is advisable that on deciding the optimal individual for implant placement, the time point of implant insertion, the status of skeletal growth, the degree of hypodontia, and extension of related psychological stress should be taken into consideration, in addition to the status of existing dentition and dental compliance of a pediatric patient.