title: Early Class II treatment.
abstract: The treatment of children presenting with a Class II division I malocclusion involves one of two approaches. The first provides treatment in two phases; one of intervention during the mixed dentition (phase I) followed by a second definitive course of appliance treatment in early adolescence (phase II). The second approach involves providing a single course of comprehensive therapy during adolescence. The debate for and against early treatment is discussed alongside key, clinically relevant evidence related to Class II division I malocclusions.
authors.affiliation: Chesterfield Royal Hospital, Chesterfield, UK.
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Brierley
authors.affiliation: Kent & Canterbury Hospital, Canterbury, Kent, UK.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: DiBiase
authors.affiliation: Chesterfield Royal Hospital, Chesterfield, UK.
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Sandler
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D003818:Dentition, Mixed; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008312:Malocclusion, Angle Class II / Q000628:therapy*; D017289:Orthodontic Appliances, Functional; D009972:Orthodontics, Interceptive
keywords: Class II; early treatment; two-phase