Abstract
The merits of early treatment has been subject to vociferous debate within orthodontics.
We discuss the relative merits of early intervention in relation to the correction
of intra- and inter-arch problems allied to skeletal discrepancy in all three spatial
planes. Prior to initiating early treatment, the associated burden and potential yield
should be considered. In particular, early intervention may be appropriate if it will
either lead to early correction, the aversion of problems (e.g., pathological root
resorption) or simplification of a later definitive treatment phase.
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