Orthodontic treatment can be started on certain types of tooth problems before all permanent teeth have erupted.
The advantages of early treatment include:
1. Enhance self-esteem - "Straight teeth" at an earlier age
2. Allowing for treatment at an age where cooperation is
more predictable = better results, which may not be
attainable with later intervention
3. More stable, long-term results due to earlier correction of
skeletal imbalances
4. Reduce permanent tooth extractions
5. Reduce treatment time in full braces (eliminates teenagers
needing braces for 2+ years)
6. Reduce or eliminate decalcification and root resorption
7. Reduce need for jaw surgery
8. Prevent fractures (incisors)
*The American Association of Orthodontics recommends initial evaluation at 7 years of age or at the initial stages of permanent incisor eruption.
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