title: Use of dental implants in children: a literature review.
abstract: The aim of this literature review is to discuss the use of dental implants in growing patients and the influence of maxillary and mandibular skeletal and dental growth on the stability of those implants. It is recommended to wait for the completion of dental and skeletal growth, except for severe cases of ectodermal dysplasia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Paulista State University (UNESP), Araçatuba, São Paulo, Brazil. percinot@foa.unesp.br
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Percinoto
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Vieira
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Barbieri
authors.forename: F L
authors.initials: FL
authors.lastname: Melhado
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Moreira
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D019140:Dental Care for Children; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous; D015921:Dental Implants; D006801:Humans; D008445:Maxillofacial Development
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants