Earlier I talked about time in orthodontic treatment. We want you to get a great smile and a healthy result. We want the treatment to get you there to be as short and as comfortable as possible. We want to save you time in treatment.
Timing of your treatment plays a big part in all of this:
1. A Great Smile
2. Shortest Treatment Time
3. Most Comfortable Treatment
I do not want to start any treatment too soon. This can lead to longer treatment, which is less comfortable. Longer treatment times can actually lead to a less satisfying result because of "burnout". We need your help in your orthodontic treatment - not a lot, but what we need can be very important to get the best results for your smile.
If your treatment is taking longer, you may not have the energy and enthusiasm to give us that help we need. We want to keep you excited and involved in your treatment. Shorter times in treatment help that a lot.
I really like to time your treatment to make things go as smoothly as possible. Starting early makes sense in a few cases, but the main reason to start early is to finish early. Early treatment, without a good reason, can lead to more treatment and less comfortable treatment, without a better result. I do not want that for anyone.
Fortunately the timing of treatment is not mysterious. Depending upon the problems we are seeing, there is usually a best time or "sweet spot" in timing the orthodontic treatment. This is certainly not the only time for braces, but it is good to know when the best time for orthodontic treatment happens.
We will be talking about this a lot more in the future, because we all know how important time and timing are, in our lives and in orthodontic treatment.