Clear teeth aligners and posture!? Now there is a
pair. Not necessarily a pair you’d put together though! Vancouver
teeth aligners are standard now.
Vancouver Disc Centers meets many Vancouver chiropractic patients
who have decided to use these new devices to adjust
teeth. They are almost unseen.
They are bendable. They come out when the clear aligner wearer wants
to remove them. 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. Vancouver Disc Centers hadn’t thought
that orthodontic and Vancouver chiropractic treatment plans might cross
paths. Surprise!
TOOTH ALIGNMENT TREATMENT AND PLANNING
Most Vancouver chiropractic patients recall
(too well for some!) the classic fixed
appliances (braces) used in orthodontics to straighten
teeth. Many Vancouver orthodontic patients lived with them! 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 vary from those expectations.
Most differences were not clinically relevant though. (1) Malocclusion
(a misalignment or faulty relationship between
the teeth of the two dental arches when they near each other as the jaws close) changes
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 was not as “great” in efficacy
as fixed appliances. (2) One
study decided 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 ought to be given extra consideration
particularly if a jaw surgery is planned. (3)
Vancouver Disc Centers is fine with having the Vancouver
orthodontists determine this!
TOOTH ALIGNMENT WITH INVISALIGN AND POSTURE
But Vancouver Disc Centers is fine when called upon to help with any posture
issues that arise. A new study reports 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 altered. It’s been documented
that these clear aligners adjust a wearer’s vertical
height due to the occlusal coverage over the teeth and,
then, stimulate periodontal receptors hindering
the jaw closing muscles and, likely, altering
mandibular posture. (4)
Vancouver Disc Centers is as astonished as our Vancouver chiropractic
patients with all that is possible with these clear aligners!
Vancouver Disc Centers is aware of this potential and keeps it in
mind when examining Vancouver chiropractic patients who wear
these.
CONTACT Vancouver Disc Centers
Schedule
a Vancouver chiropractic visit at Vancouver Disc Centers to check
your posture whether you are wearing Invisalign® or not! Vancouver Disc Centers deals
with all kinds of pairs related to the spine and posture! Vancouver
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.