Early orthodontic treatment aims to intercept and correct craniofacial growth problems in young patients. The document discusses the goals and methods of early treatment, which include preventing crossbites, asymmetries, injuries, sleep apnea, and establishing conditions for harmonious growth. The main objective is not aligning teeth but preventing severe malocclusions, and partial results may be sufficient to allow normal growth.

1. UNIVERSITA’ DEGLI STUDI DI CAGLIARI
Scuola di Specializzazione in Ortognatodonzia
Direttore Prof. Vincenzo Piras
EARLY DAILY TREATMENT: APPROACH AND THERAPY
Dott. Enza Robotti Dott. Morena Toselli
The treatment in the little patient is called early orthodontics and has as its main aim the interception and correction of problems related to
craniofacial growth of the young patient.
Introduction.
Objectives.
Taking care of a baby
prematurely prevents the
onset of a severe
malocclusion stabilized
more and more difficult to
treat and sometimes even
not possible without the
use of surgery at the end of
growth.
Aims.
The potential for growth is the
most important subject which
is available at the orthodontist,
as intervening before the
growth is finished, you can
reach anatomical and
functional space to allow
subsequent processes strip
thyself craniofacial continue to
take place in the normal
manner.
Methods.
We analyzed the priorities of interceptive orthodontic treatment:
1) therapy crossbite and prevention of skeletal asymmetries
2) early therapy in obstructive sleep apnea, snoring, osas
3) prevention of injuries and avulsions
4) the first phase of the therapy of the second classes to increased compliance
by the child
5) improving the appearance and self-esteem
6) early rehabilitation of bad habits and physiotherapy conscious functions
(awarness training)
7) interception early in the class III of growing patient
Results. The main objective is not to align the teeth, but to prevent the onset of severe malocclusions.
Conclusions. For this reason, the ultimate goal of treatment is not always the one to come to a complete resolution of the case, but sometimes achieve a partia
result is sufficient to establish the conditions for a harmonious growth manifest itself.