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! Montreal teeth aligners are standard nowadays. Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic sees many Montreal chiropractic patients who have decided to use these new devices to adjust teeth. They are almost invisible. They are flexible. They come out when the clear aligner wearer desires to take them out. Wearers gain 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. Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic hadn’t imagined that orthodontic and Montreal chiropractic treatment plans might come in contact with each other. Surprise!
TOOTH ALIGNMENT TREATMENT AND PLANNING
Most Montreal chiropractic patients recall (too well for some!) the classic fixed appliances (braces) used in orthodontics to straighten teeth. Many Montreal orthodontic patients lived with them! Research reports that in using Invisalign® technology, tooth type and movement are crucial issues 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 actual outcomes may vary from those predictions. Most differences were not clinically relevant though. (1) Malocclusion (a misalignment or incorrect relationship of the teeth of the two dental arches when they come close to 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 finished faster (by 5.7 months!). Invisalign® improvement was not as “great” in efficacy as fixed appliances. (2) One study set out to determine relationships 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 factors, so patients with severe malocclusions need to be extended extra consideration especially if a jaw surgery is being proposed. (3) Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic is fine with having the Montreal orthodontists determine this!
TOOTH ALIGNMENT WITH INVISALIGN AND POSTURE
But Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic is ready to help when posture issues arise in the process of aligning teeth . A new study points out that clear, occlusal coverage aligners like Invisalign® may well sway body posture. The the upper and lower spine units 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’s been said that these clear aligners modify a wearer’s vertical height due to the occlusal coverage over the teeth and, subsequently, stimulate periodontal receptors inhibiting the jaw closing muscles and, quite possibly, changing mandibular posture. (4) Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic is as amazed as our Montreal chiropractic patients with all that is possible with these clear aligners! Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic is aware of this potential and looks for it in Montreal chiropractic patients who wear these.
CONTACT Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic
Schedule a Montreal chiropractic visit at Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic to examine your posture whether you are wearing Invisalign® or not! Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic deals with all kinds of pairs related to the spine and posture! Montreal 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.
