
An All-Important Yet Not-So-Obvious Benefit of Invisalign
Orthodontics have a default benefit. Your interest is most often peaked by how the treatment changes your appearance.
Invisalign®️, for example, provides more than cosmetic appeal. In fact, the treatment has a substantial impact on the health of your teeth and gums.
Your most common orthodontic problem
Straight teeth is one goal of orthodontic treatment. Another goal is correcting your bite.
Invisalign solves your common bite related problems. When your teeth are misaligned you can experience an overbite or in some instances, an underbite.
Properly aligned teeth fit together. Healthy alignment prevents unnecessary wear and other harmful conditions from impacting your teeth and gums.
Your teeth will not fit together perfectly. Dental problems including missing teeth, mouth trauma, crowded teeth, or habits early in your tooth development can produce misalignment.
Strange name – treatable condition
Allow me to get technical for a moment before giving you some hope. The clinical name for a bad or improper bite is malocclusion.
There are various phases or types of malocclusion including:
- A normal bite but having teeth that are crowded or crooked.
- An overbite that causes your top/upper teeth to extend out and over your lower/bottom teeth.
- An underbite that causes your lower teeth to overlap your upper teeth.
Each phase or type of malocclusion can affect your daily oral hygiene such as making it difficult to brush or floss effectively, cause damage to your jawbone, and lead to unhealthy gums.
Invisalign can effectively treat your malocclusion issues. Bite correction is easier in children but you can also benefit as an adult.
Contact your Roswell dentist about your misaligned teeth and bite issues. Schedule an examination to discuss how Invisalign can straighten your teeth and correct your bite.