Rami Farmaui
Beirut Arab University, Saudi Arabia
Title: Early Orthodontic Treatment: The Long-Lasting debate
Biography
Biography: Rami Farmaui
Abstract
The efficiency of early orthodontic treatment has been a controversial issue among researchers and practitioners for the last century. Supporters considered that early treatment helps to create an environment in which a more favorable dentofacial development can occur. Opponents claimed that most early (preadolescent phase I) orthodontic treatment has to be followed by a second stage of treatment (comprehensive fixed, phase II) during adolescence when the permanent teeth are available for final positioning. This presentation aims to focus on the appropriate timing of early treatment for selected preadolescent patients and which techniques or appliances are applicable to achieve satisfactory treatment outcome.