If you’ve heard of ClearCorrect, you likely know it has some truly great cosmetic perks. This dental treatment makes your smile look straight without the downsides of metal braces. Still, the clear trays do more than improve your appearance; they also have upsides that don’t concern aesthetics. Your Spring Lake dentist will even prove that with plenty of solid evidence. To that end, here’s a primer on four non-cosmetic benefits of ClearCorrect aligners.
Improved Overall Health
In most cases, ClearCorrect improves your overall health. Its alignment work makes your whole body stronger and more resilient.
It comes down to how ClearCorrect helps your teeth and digestion. Clear trays straighten your crooked smile, making oral hygiene easier and more effective; that effect reduces your odds of oral issues. Such an oral health boost then makes you less likely to get diabetes, heart disease, pneumonia, and worse. After all, harmful mouth bacteria can often infect other body parts over time.
A Better, More Aligned Bite
If you get ClearCorrect, you can expect more than a straight smile. You’ll also end up sporting a well-aligned bite.
Remember, ClearCorrect actively shifts your teeth with micro-movements. This process leads to an aligned bite that keeps your smile from suffering as much wear and tear. In particular, it often keeps a teeth-grinding habit from causing severe damage to your enamel. The bite alignment from ClearCorrect also improves the chewing and digestion of food.
Reduced TMJ Symptoms
Do you tend to suffer from TMJ symptoms like jaw pain? Well, ClearCorrect can fix that; it tends to ease certain problems in your jaw.
As it turns out, misaligned teeth can make bruxism worse. They’ll often cause a patient’s neck, facial, and jaw pain to become more intense. Even so, ClearCorrect addresses the problem by deprograming grinding muscles. The long-term result is then less discomfort around your jaw and neck.
Great Airway Management
It’s true that ClearCorrect is meant to help your grin. Still, its trays can also improve your breathing and airway function.
Aligners help with your airway management in several ways. For starters, they’d alter your jaw’s alignment so the airway space “opens up” more. The corrections they make to your misaligned teeth would also enhance your breathing patterns. (For example, they’d ensure airway blockages while asleep become less likely.) Just note that aligners can’t substitute for medical services that treat respiratory issues.
Would you like to discover other non-cosmetic benefits of ClearCorrect? If so, just consult your dental provider!
About the Practice
Smile Studio of Spring Lake is based in Spring Lake, NJ. Led by Drs. Edward Dooley and Robert Scheddin, our practice works closely with patients to help their smiles thrive! That means we tailor our preventive, cosmetic, and restorative treatments to your specific oral needs. As a result, you and your family should have amazing teeth and gums after each appointment. For more details or to book a visit, please contact us on our website or by phone at (732)-974-2288.
