title: Early orthodontic treatment and interceptive treatment strategies.
abstract: Orthodontics as health care is sometimes at odds with modern marketing with its strong focus on aesthetics. In this commentary, I highlight how important it is that research of orthodontic treatment as a value for the entire community is performed and published.
authors.affiliation: The Institute for Postgraduate Dental Education, School of Health Sciences, Jönköping, Sweden.
authors.forename: Rune
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lindsten
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000628:therapy*; D011636:Public Health Dentistry