Early Treatment-Phase I - The American Association of Orthodontists (AAO) recommends that children should have at least one orthodontic consultation between ages of 3 and 7. Luckily, many young children do not have serious problems; keeping these children under observation as the permanent teeth erupt is sufficient.

However, in a handful of young patients treatment should start early, and a two-phase orthodontic treatment may be necessary for achieving the optimal result.
The two-phase process consists of starting braces when the child has both baby and adult teeth.

Early correction of orthodontic problems is imperative to prevent and minimize dental and skeletal issues which would be much more difficult to resolve when the child is older and the facial bone structure has set firmly. When the first interceptive phase of the treatment is completed, the patient is placed under observation.