Postural Changes When Wearing Clear Aligners like Invisalign®
Clear teeth aligners and posture!? Now there is a pair. Not necessarily a pair you would put together though! St Peters teeth aligners are standard today. Old Mill Chiropractic meets many St Peters chiropractic patients who have chosen 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 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. Old Mill Chiropractic hadn’t imagined that orthodontic and St Peters chiropractic treatment plans might come in contact with each other. Surprise!
TOOTH ALIGNMENT TREATMENT AND PLANNING
Most St Peters chiropractic patients remember (too well for some!) the classic fixed appliances (braces) used by orthodontists to straighten teeth. Many St Peters orthodontic patients experienced them firsthand! Research reports that in using Invisalign® technology, tooth type and movement are important factors to consider when the treatment plan is set. Invisalign® technology permits clinicians to forecast tooth positions with high accuracy when done in nonextraction cases, but some of the real outcomes may vary from those calculations. Most variances were not clinically relevant though. (1) Malocclusion (a misalignment or imprecise relationship of the teeth of the top and bottom teeth when they near 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 corrected the condition. Invisalign® wearers finished faster (by 5.7 months!). Invisalign® improvement wasn’t 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 effect on body posture than other craniofacial factors, so patients with severe malocclusions need to be extended extra attention particularly if a jaw surgery is being considered. (3) Old Mill Chiropractic is in line with having the St Peters orthodontists determine this!
TOOTH ALIGNMENT WITH INVISALIGN AND POSTURE
But Old Mill Chiropractic is fine when called upon to help with any posture issues that arise. A recent study reports that clear, occlusal coverage aligners like Invisalign® may well affect body posture. The upper spine and lower spine sections are affected. When clear aligner wearers were examined after 6 months of use, the Kyphosis Angle, the Upper Thoracic Inclination and Pelvic Inclination were altered. It has been reported that these clear aligners change a wearer’s vertical height due to the occlusal coverage over the teeth and, subsequently, stimulate periodontal receptors inhibiting the jaw closing muscles and, likely, changing mandibular posture. (4) Old Mill Chiropractic is as amazed as our St Peters chiropractic patients with all that is possible with these clear aligners! Old Mill Chiropractic is aware of this potential and keeps it in mind when examining St Peters chiropractic patients who wear these.
CONTACT Old Mill Chiropractic
Schedule a St Peters chiropractic visit at Old Mill Chiropractic to examine your posture whether you are wearing Invisalign® or not! Old Mill Chiropractic deals with all kinds of pairs related to the spine and posture! St Peters 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.
