TREATMENT INFO

• Phases of Treatment
  • Two Phases
  • One Phase
• Teeth and Face Classifications
• Impacted and Missing Teeth
• Crowding and Spacing of Teeth
• Orthodontic Disorders
• Adult Treatment

Phases of Treatment

One Phase or Two?

Dr. Cash considers each patient he sees as if he or she were his own child. The same treatment he recommends for his son may not be the same treatment he recommends for his daughter. Each patient and his or her treatment is unique. 

For some, the best course of treatment involves early intervention followed by an additional treatment near adolescence; and for other patients, early intervention isn't necessary and treatment is completed in one stage at adolescence.  Early Diagnosis is the KEY to determining whether treatment will need to be conducted in one phase or two. If Dr. Cash is able to see patients by age 7 or 8, a greater number of treatment options are available. See more on how a child's age and growth can affect orthodontic treatment and also what about children who are older?

When there is early intervention followed by additional treatment near adolescence, this is called Two Phase Treatment. There are very specific criteria that make patients candidates for Two Phase Treatment including severe crowding, harmful habits, or skeletal discrepancies.

When treatment is completed all in one stage at the time of adolescence, it is called One Phase or Comprehensive Treatment. For patients who do not meet the criteria for Two Phase Treatment, but who still need orthodontics One Phase Treatment is provided.

For more information see FAQ #5, What are the benefits of Early Treatment?