Transitional Dental implant in Adolescent Patient - A Narrative Review

Abstract

Aim: This article aims to review the literature available on transitional implants and elaborates on the same through a case report with a follow-up of 5 years.

Material and method: PubMed, Medline, Google Scholar, and Web of Science databases were screened for literature. Articles other than those in English language were excluded. For the review, the complete texts of 49 papers were acquired, with 34 of them being included in the review.

Conclusion: Transitional implant placement could be considered as an alternative to removable or fixed resin bonded dental prosthesis in adolescents with a regular follow-up. In such patients, a detailed assessment of growth pattern and a prediction of growth completion has to be done before considering implant as a treatment option.

Keywords: Adolescents; dental prosthesis; dental restorations; growing children; growth and development; implant supported; temporary.