My 4 year old son’s molars on both sides are decaying, can he have dental implants?

Q.
Hi, my 4 year old son most of his molars teeth of both side are decayed by over using of sweets.he is not able to use his molars for chewing. the are decayed and formed hole .Does he able to replace his teath with dental implant?what will be the risk?does his age approprate to handle the treetment?what are the procedure?how long it will take to implant.how many days it needs to recover?dose it has pain after the implantation.dose the metal removed after establisment?for how long it will be with him?

what are the pros and cons?does his age matters?Thank you in advance for your proffesional advice

A.
Hi, thanks for your question – You can’t do implants on small children, ask your dentist to remove the decayed teeth then wait for the new teeth to come through. in the meantime cut out all sugary foods from his diet! 
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