{"id":247,"date":"2023-08-08T07:32:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-08T07:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.amazedentaldesoto.com\/blog\/?p=247"},"modified":"2023-09-12T07:33:00","modified_gmt":"2023-09-12T07:33:00","slug":"does-my-child-need-phase-one-orthodontics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.amazedentaldesoto.com\/blog\/2023\/08\/08\/does-my-child-need-phase-one-orthodontics\/","title":{"rendered":"Does My Child Need Phase One Orthodontics?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Typically, people associate braces with a certain time in life: adolescence. However, this underestimates what braces are capable of. They\u2019re great for adults as well, but even more than that, some children may also be in need of orthodontic intervention before they reach their teenage years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some kids may benefit from what\u2019s called \u201cphase one orthodontics<\/a>.\u201d If you want to know more about them, and who could use them, here\u2019s what you should know.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

What Is Phase One Orthodontics?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Typically, dentists would wait until all of the permanent teeth have come in to recommend orthodontic treatment. This is what you may call \u201cphase two orthodontics.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, some children have serious alignment problems from a young age, so much so that they may impede their ability for the permanent teeth to come in later on. In that case, they may need to get braces before they\u2019ve lost all of their baby teeth. These are referred two \u201cphase one orthodontics.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who Needs Phase One Orthodontics?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There are two things that phase one orthodontics can afford to a child. The first, as was mentioned previously, is to correct major misalignments that may disrupt the healthy emergence of the permanent teeth. This is usually only necessary in the case of serious bite misalignment or other similarly encompassing oral health problems. For example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n