Dr. Phillips loves to make a personal connection with with your child in order to understand their needs. The most important part about early interceptive orthodontics is the plan. Our youngest patient's mouths are changing constantly, which also presents the opportunity to affect their growth and development.

Do we have enough room for the adult teeth? Are the jaws growing in the correct ways? Studies have shown that orthopedic appliances (like a palatal expander, or facemask), when used correctly, decrease a patient's likely hood for necessary invasive treatments later like surgery or tooth extractions!

Phase one is all about the big picture. We want to be efficient because over half our patients need another phase of treatment when they are around 12 years old. Once we have room for all the teeth, and growth has been course corrected, we will use retainers to hold our progress while we wait for all the adult teeth to grow!