The role of uninhibited occlusal development.
Stage A treatment is compatible with contemporary orthodontic treatment. 1. It allows for free and uninhibited occlusal development. 2. It gives the orthodontist and opportunity to make a meaningful diagnosis. 3. It does not inhibit the natural inherent forces of growth and development from expressing themselves within the individual patient. 4. It establishes the position of the lower anterior teeth by their self-alignment. 5. It enables the orthodontists to predict the stability of treatment. 6. It simplifies the treatment when Stage I commences. 7. It helps in developing a good rapport between patient, parent, and orthodontist. Just as Caesar wrote of Gaul in his day, "Omnia [Begg] divisaest in partes tres ... "--Stage I, Stage II, and Stage III. I would like to suggest that new province has been added: Stage A--it being the prelude to the accepted three stages in Begg treatment or any appliance treatment of the past.
D003766:Dental Occlusion; D003818:Dentition, Mixed; D006801:Humans; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000175:diagnosis; D008445:Maxillofacial Development; D009967:Orthodontic Appliances; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D011379:Prognosis; D014070:Tooth / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D014087:Tooth Movement Techniques / Q000379:methods*