As they grow and develop, children sometimes exhibit early signs of jaw problems. The goal of Phase One Treatment is to develop a child’s jaw size to make room for the future eruption of permanent teeth and to improve the relationship of the upper and lower jaws. If your child’s upper or lower jaw is not growing enough or is growing too much, orthodontic treatment can address this.
Early correction of improperly growing jaws can help prevent later removal of permanent teeth to correct excessive overcrowding. Leaving such conditions untreated until all permanent teeth erupt could result in a jaw imbalance so severe that an ideal result cannot be achieved without jaw surgery.
During Phase One Treatment, we hope to …
- Influence jaw growth in a positive manner
- Improve the width of the dental arches
- Reduce the need to extract permanent teeth
- Lower the risk of trauma to protruded front teeth
- Correct harmful oral habits
- Improve aesthetics and self-esteem
- Simplify treatment in the final phase of treatment
Our office provides “no fee” screening to identify patients that are candidates for Phase One Treatment.