Prevention and treatment after age 10 with the edgewise technique
Horn, A.J.; Thiers-Jégou, I.
L' Orthodontie Francaise 77(2): 285-301
2006
ISSN/ISBN: 0078-6608 PMID: 16866126 Document Number: 603990
The success of therapy for Class II malocclusions depends on the choice orthodontists make on when to intervene. Usually they begin a two-stage treatment, first orthopedic, then orthodontic, in the mixed dentition. If they want to their non-extraction therapy to coincide with and benefit from growth, they need to diagnose the malocclusion as early as possible. Treatment of Class II malocclusions works best when it is undertaken before the second molars erupt. By correcting the malrelationship between the jaws with an orthopedic appliance, they facilitate the second, full-banded stage of treatment.