Postural Changes When Wearing Clear Aligners like Invisalign®
Clear teeth aligners and posture!? Now that is a pair. Not necessarily a pair you’d put together though! Williamson teeth aligners are common now. Apple Country Chiropractic meets many Williamson chiropractic patients who have decided to use these new devices to straighten teeth. They are virtually invisible. They are bendable. The clear aligner wearer can take them out whenever he or she needs to take them out. Wearers get 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. Apple Country Chiropractic hadn’t imagined that orthodontic and Williamson chiropractic treatment plans might come in contact with each other. Surprise!
TOOTH ALIGNMENT TREATMENT AND PLANNING
Most Williamson chiropractic patients remember (too well for some!) the classic fixed appliances (braces) used in orthodontics to straighten teeth. Many Williamson orthodontic patients lived with them! Research writes that in using Invisalign® technology, tooth type and movement are crucial factors to consider when the treatment plan is set. Invisalign® technology lets clinicians to predict tooth positions with high accuracy when done in nonextraction cases, but some of the real outcomes may vary from those predictions. Most variances were not clinically relevant though. (1) Malocclusion (a misalignment or incorrect relationship between the teeth of the two dental arches when they come close to each other as the jaws close) influences 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 wasn’t as “great” in efficacy as fixed appliances. (2) One study planned to determine associations 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) Apple Country Chiropractic is fine with having the Williamson orthodontists determine this!
TOOTH ALIGNMENT WITH INVISALIGN AND POSTURE
But Apple Country 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 affect body posture. The upper spine and lower spine sections are influenced. After 6 months of wearing these clear aligners, the Kyphosis Angle, the Upper Thoracic Inclination and Pelvic Inclination were changed. It has been reported that these clear aligners change a wearer’s vertical height due to the aligners placement over the teeth and, subsequently, stimulate periodontal receptors hindering the jaw closing muscles and, likely, altering mandibular posture. (4) Apple Country Chiropractic is as astonished as our Williamson chiropractic patients with everything that is possible with these clear aligners! Apple Country Chiropractic is aware of this potential and looks for it in Williamson chiropractic patients who wear these.
CONTACT Apple Country Chiropractic
Schedule a Williamson chiropractic visit at Apple Country Chiropractic to check your posture whether you are wearing Invisalign® or not! Apple Country Chiropractic deals with all kinds of pairs related to the spine and posture! Williamson 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.
