Postural Changes When Wearing Clear Aligners like Invisalign®
Clear teeth aligners and posture!? Now there is a pair. Not necessarily a pair you’d put together though! Fernandina Beach teeth aligners are standard today. Amelia Chiropractic Clinic sees many Fernandina Beach chiropractic patients who have decided to use these new devices to straighten teeth. They are almost unseen. They are flexible. They come out when the clear aligner wearer wants to remove them. Wearers acquire some control of the procedure. All is good, and yet the treatment planning like that of Invisalign® is newer technology. Everyone is learning more about it. Amelia Chiropractic Clinic hadn’t imagined that orthodontic and Fernandina Beach chiropractic treatment plans might come in contact with each other. Surprise!
TOOTH ALIGNMENT TREATMENT AND PLANNING
Most Fernandina Beach chiropractic patients recall (too well for some!) the classic fixed appliances (braces) used by orthodontists to straighten teeth. Many Fernandina Beach orthodontic patients lived with them! Research finds that in using Invisalign® technology, tooth type and movement are crucial elements to ponder when the treatment plan is arranged. Invisalign® technology permits clinicians to predict tooth positions with high accuracy when done in nonextraction cases, but some of the real outcomes may differ from those predictions. Most differences were not clinically relevant though. (1) Malocclusion (a misalignment or imprecise relationship of the teeth of the two dental arches when they come close to each other when the jaws close) changes teeth straightening treatment planning. When comparing Invisalign aligners to conventional fixed appliances for mild to moderate malocclusion issues, they both improved the condition. Invisalign® wearers completed their care faster (by 5.7 months!). Invisalign® improvement wasn’t as “great” in efficacy as fixed appliances. (2) One study planned to determine relationships between body posture in the sagittal profile and sagittal jaw position. The mandible (lower jaw) has a greater influence on body posture than other craniofacial parameters, so patients with severe malocclusions ought to be given extra attention especially if a jaw surgery is planned. (3) Amelia Chiropractic Clinic is in line with having the Fernandina Beach orthodontists determine this!
TOOTH ALIGNMENT WITH INVISALIGN AND POSTURE
But Amelia Chiropractic Clinic is fine when called upon to help with any posture issues that arise. A new study reports that clear, occlusal coverage aligners like Invisalign® may well affect body posture. The the upper and lower spine units are influenced. When clear aligner wearers were examined after 6 months of use, the Kyphosis Angle, the Upper Thoracic Inclination and Pelvic Inclination were changed. It’s been documented that these clear aligners alter a wearer’s vertical height due to the occlusal coverage over the teeth and, then, stimulate periodontal receptors obstructing the jaw closing muscles and, quite possibly, changing mandibular posture. (4) Amelia Chiropractic Clinic is as amazed as our Fernandina Beach chiropractic patients with all that is possible with these clear aligners! Amelia Chiropractic Clinic is aware of this potential and looks for it in Fernandina Beach chiropractic patients who wear these.
CONTACT Amelia Chiropractic Clinic
Schedule a Fernandina Beach chiropractic visit at Amelia Chiropractic Clinic to check your posture whether you are wearing Invisalign® or not! Amelia Chiropractic Clinic works with all kinds of pairs related to the spine and posture! Fernandina Beach chiropractic services cover all bases from the exam to the diagnosis to the treatment with spinal manipulation, diet, supplementation and exercise to the postural and rehabilitation tips to get your spine healthy and keep it that way.
