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! McHenry teeth aligners are popular today. OrthoIllinois Chiropractic sees many McHenry chiropractic patients who have decided to use these new devices to adjust teeth. They are virtually imperceptible. They are bendable. They come out when the clear aligner wearer needs to take them out. Wearers get some control of the process. All is good, and yet the treatment planning like that of Invisalign® is newer technology. Everyone is finding out more about it. OrthoIllinois Chiropractic hadn’t thought that orthodontic and McHenry chiropractic treatment plans might come in contact with each other. Surprise!
TOOTH ALIGNMENT TREATMENT AND PLANNING
Most McHenry chiropractic patients recall (too well for some!) the classic fixed appliances (braces) used by orthodontists to straighten teeth. Many McHenry orthodontic patients lived with them! Research finds that in using Invisalign® technology, tooth type and movement are important factors to consider when the treatment plan is arranged. Invisalign® technology lets clinicians to forecast tooth positions with high accuracy when done in nonextraction cases, but some of the actual outcomes may differ from those expectations. 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 as the jaws close) plays a role in 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 finished faster (by 5.7 months!). Invisalign® improvement was not 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 effect on body posture than other craniofacial factors, so patients with severe malocclusions ought to be extended extra consideration especially if a jaw surgery is being considered. (3) OrthoIllinois Chiropractic is fine with having the McHenry orthodontists determine this!
TOOTH ALIGNMENT WITH INVISALIGN AND POSTURE
But OrthoIllinois 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 upper spine and lower spine sections are involved. 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 said that these clear aligners change a wearer’s vertical height due to the occlusal coverage over the teeth and, then, stimulate periodontal receptors inhibiting the jaw closing muscles and, quite possibly, changing mandibular posture. (4) OrthoIllinois Chiropractic is as amazed as our McHenry chiropractic patients with all that is possible with these clear aligners! OrthoIllinois Chiropractic is aware of this potential and keeps it in mind when examining McHenry chiropractic patients who wear these.
CONTACT OrthoIllinois Chiropractic
Schedule a McHenry chiropractic visit at OrthoIllinois Chiropractic to check your posture whether you are wearing Invisalign® or not! OrthoIllinois Chiropractic works with all kinds of pairs related to the spine and posture! McHenry 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.
