TY - JOUR ID - 245702 TI - Is Early Treatment With Functional Appliances Worth the Effort? A Discussion of the Pros and Cons of Early Interceptive Treatment JO - Iranian Journal of Orthodontics JA - IJO LA - en SN - 1735-5087 AU - Nielsen, Ib Leth AD - Department of Orthodontics, University of California, San Francisco, USA Y1 - 2017 PY - 2017 VL - 12 IS - 1 SP - 1 EP - 9 KW - Class II KW - Div. 1 KW - Early Treatment KW - Functional Appliances KW - Facial Growth KW - Treatment outcome KW - Retention DO - 10.17795/ijo-6410 N2 - Early treatment of Class II, Div. 1 malocclusion is a much debated approach and some evidenced based studies using a single appliance has concluded that this approach was mostly not worthwhile. This article will discuss the pros and cons of early treatment with functional appliances and present guidelines for early treatment. The role of facial growth and dentoalveolar development, and growth intensity will be discussed as they relate to treatment outcome. UR - https://www.ijorth.com/article_245702.html L1 - https://www.ijorth.com/article_245702_5ae06992a50c0adbce944186ab1ca28e.pdf ER -