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! Manchester teeth aligners are popular today. Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries sees many Manchester chiropractic patients who have chosen to use these new devices to adjust teeth. They are nearly invisible. They are flexible. The clear aligner wearer can take them out whenever he or she wants 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. Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries had not thought that orthodontic and Manchester chiropractic treatment plans might come in contact with each other. Surprise!
TOOTH ALIGNMENT TREATMENT AND PLANNING
Most Manchester chiropractic patients recall (too well for some!) the classic fixed appliances (braces) used by orthodontists to straighten teeth. Many Manchester orthodontic patients experienced them firsthand! Research presents that in using Invisalign® technology, tooth type and movement are crucial issues to think about when the treatment plan is set. Invisalign® technology lets clinicians to calculate tooth positions with high accuracy when done in nonextraction cases, but some of the actual outcomes may differ from those calculations. 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) affects 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 relationships 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 parameters, so patients with severe malocclusions need to be given extra attention particularly if a jaw surgery is being considered. (3) Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries is fine with having the Manchester orthodontists determine this!
TOOTH ALIGNMENT WITH INVISALIGN AND POSTURE
But Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries is fine when called upon to help with any posture issues that arise. A recent study points out that clear, occlusal coverage aligners like Invisalign® may well affect body posture. The the upper and lower spine units are involved. After 6 months of wearing these clear aligners, the Kyphosis Angle, the Upper Thoracic Inclination and Pelvic Inclination were altered. It’s been said 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) Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries is as amazed as our Manchester chiropractic patients with everything that is possible with these clear aligners! Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries is aware of this potential and looks for it in Manchester chiropractic patients who wear these.
CONTACT Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries
Schedule a Manchester chiropractic visit at Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries to check your posture whether you are wearing Invisalign® or not! Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries deals with all kinds of pairs related to the spine and posture! Manchester 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.
