Postural Changes When Wearing Clear Aligners like Invisalign®
Clear teeth aligners and posture!? Now that is a pair. Not necessarily a pair you would put together though! Plainville teeth aligners are popular today. Layden Chiropractic sees many Plainville chiropractic patients who have chosen to use these new devices to straighten 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 obtain 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. Layden Chiropractic had not imagined that orthodontic and Plainville chiropractic treatment plans might come in contact with each other. Surprise!
TOOTH ALIGNMENT TREATMENT AND PLANNING
Most Plainville chiropractic patients remember (too well for some!) the classic fixed appliances (braces) used in orthodontics to straighten teeth. Many Plainville orthodontic patients lived with them! Research writes that in using Invisalign® technology, tooth type and movement are crucial issues 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 differ from those predictions. Most differences were not clinically relevant though. (1) Malocclusion (a misalignment or imprecise relationship between the teeth of the two dental arches when they near each other as the jaws close) changes teeth straightening treatment planning. When comparing Invisalign aligners to conventional fixed appliances for mild to moderate malocclusion issues, they both addressed the condition. Invisalign® wearers completed their care faster (by 5.7 months!). Invisalign® improvement was not as “great” in efficacy as fixed appliances. (2) One study planned to determine correlations 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 extended extra attention particularly if a jaw surgery is being considered. (3) Layden Chiropractic is in line with having the Plainville orthodontists determine this!
TOOTH ALIGNMENT WITH INVISALIGN AND POSTURE
But Layden Chiropractic is fine when called upon to help with any posture issues that arise. A new study points out that clear, occlusal coverage aligners like Invisalign® may well sway body posture. The upper spine and lower spine sections 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 has been documented that these clear aligners alter a wearer’s vertical height due to the occlusal coverage over the teeth and, consequently, stimulate periodontal receptors obstructing the jaw closing muscles and, quite possibly, changing mandibular posture. (4) Layden Chiropractic is as amazed as our Plainville chiropractic patients with everything that is possible with these clear aligners! Layden Chiropractic is aware of this potential and keeps it in mind when examining Plainville chiropractic patients who wear these.
CONTACT Layden Chiropractic
Schedule a Plainville chiropractic visit at Layden Chiropractic to test your posture whether you are wearing Invisalign® or not! Layden Chiropractic deals with all kinds of pairs related to the spine and posture! Plainville 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.
