What is Phase One (early) Treatment?
Phase One treatment, if necessary, is usually initiated on children between the ages of 7 and 10. Phase One treatment usually lasts about 6-18 months. 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 lasts about 12-21 months. 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, when needed, is usually initiated on children between the ages of seven and 10. Phase One treatment usually takes about 12 months. There are several primary objectives for Phase One treatment. – To address significant problems early to prevent them from becoming severe corrections later. – To develop jaws for crowding concerns and modify jaw growth for an improved jaw relationship. – Finally, to improve self-esteem and self-image, both very important during their formative years.
Phase One treatment is usually initiated for children between the ages of 7 and 10 and usually takes about 12-16 months. Objectives of Phase One treatment include the development of space to accommodate all of the permanent teeth, correcting the skeletal relationship (“overbite, underbite, crossbite, open bite,” etc.) between the upper and lower jaws, and to improve a child’s psychological self-image and self-esteem, both very important during their formative years. Back to Top 28.
