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Benefits of Early Orthodontic Treatment

• Improve a young person's self-esteem
• Eliminates the need for permanent teeth extractions and surgery -- and the associated discomforts and costs.
• Creates adequate space for eye teeth, thereby preventing their impaction
• Prevents root resorption -- shortening of the roots during treatment.
• Significantly reduces the total time in braces.
• Treatment is typically completed prior to entering high school
• Encourages cooperation : preteen patients are more enthusiastic about wearing braces
• Helps to avoid the high risk of fracture to protruding front teeth
• Early inception of problems makes the entire treatment process more comfortable