Postural Changes When Wearing Clear Aligners like Invisalign®

January 02, 2018

Clear teeth aligners and posture!?  Now there’s a pair. Not necessarily a pair you’d put together though! Concord, NC teeth aligners are popular today. Pure Chiropractic meets many Concord, NC chiropractic patients who have chosen to use these new devices to adjust teeth. They are virtually invisible. They are flexible. The clear aligner wearer can take them out whenever he or she 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. Pure Chiropractic hadn’t thought that orthodontic and Concord, NC chiropractic treatment plans might cross paths. Surprise!

TOOTH ALIGNMENT TREATMENT AND PLANNING

Most Concord, NC chiropractic patients remember (too well for some!)  the classic fixed appliances (braces) used in orthodontics to straighten teeth. Many Concord, NC orthodontic patients experienced them firsthand! Research writes that in using Invisalign® technology, tooth type and movement are important factors to consider when the treatment plan is arranged. Invisalign® technology permits clinicians to forecast tooth positions with high accuracy when done in nonextraction cases, but some of the actual outcomes may vary from those predictions. Most variances were not clinically relevant though. (1) Malocclusion (a misalignment or imprecise relationship of the teeth of the two dental arches when they near 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 corrected the condition. Invisalign® wearers finished faster (by 5.7 months!). Invisalign® improvement was not as “great” in effectiveness as fixed appliances. (2) One study set out 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 need to be extended extra attention particularly if a jaw surgery is being considered. (3) Pure Chiropractic is fine with having the Concord, NC orthodontists determine this!

TOOTH ALIGNMENT WITH INVISALIGN AND POSTURE

But Pure Chiropractic is ready to help when posture issues arise in the process of aligning teeth . A recent study reports that clear, occlusal coverage aligners like Invisalign® may well influence body posture. The the upper and lower spine units are affected. After 6 months of wearing these clear aligners, the Kyphosis Angle, the Upper Thoracic Inclination and Pelvic Inclination were altered.  It’s been reported that these clear aligners change a wearer’s vertical height due to the aligners placement over the teeth and, then, stimulate periodontal receptors obstructing the jaw closing muscles and, quite possibly, changing  mandibular posture. (4) Pure Chiropractic is as amazed as our Concord, NC chiropractic patients with everything that is possible with these clear aligners! Pure Chiropractic is aware of this potential and looks for it in Concord, NC chiropractic patients who wear these.

CONTACT Pure Chiropractic

Schedule a Concord, NC chiropractic visit at Pure Chiropractic to examine your posture whether you are wearing Invisalign® or not! Pure Chiropractic works with all kinds of pairs related to the spine and posture! Concord, NC 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.

 
Clear aligners influence posture which Concord, NC chiropractic helps.