What is Phase I (early) Treatment?
Phase I treatment is usually initiated for children between the ages of 7 and 10 and usually takes between 6 – 18 months. Objectives of Phase I treatment include the development of space to accommodate all of the permanent teeth, correcting the skeletal relationship between the upper and lower jaws (overbite, underbite, cross bite, or openbite) and to improve a child’s psychological self-image and self-esteem. Phase I treatment should be thought of as the skeletal phase where correction of the jaws and development of the arches to accommodate all the teeth occurs. Phase I can eliminate the need for extracting permanent teeth and/or jaw surgery.
Phase I treatment, if necessary, is usually initiated for children between the ages of 7 and 10. Phase I treatment lasts about 12-21 months. The primary objective of Phase I treatment is to correct some of the more severe problems early so that later comprehensive orthodontic treatment (Phase II) is less complicated and, in some cases, shorter in duration. Phase I treatment can also be successfully performed to improve self-esteem and self-image.
Phase I treatment, if necessary, is usually initiated on children between the ages of 7 and 9. Phase I treatment generally lasts about 12-15 months and is generally for more sever bite discrepancies. that may not be possible to correct in the older child if uncorrected at an early age. The primary objective for Phase One treatment is to address significant problems to prevent them from becoming more severe, and to improve self-esteem and self-image.
Phase One treatment, if necessary, is usually initiated on children between the ages of 7 and 10. Phase One treatment typically lasts about 12-21 months. The primary objective for Phase One treatment is to address significant skeletal and/or dental problems to prevent them from becoming more severe and to improve self-esteem and self-image. Phase I treatment can help to avoid surgical correction later in life, and may also enhance stability of the correction.
