Taking care of your teeth and gums does more than just brighten up your smile, it improves your overall health. A healthy mouth goes a long way towards preventative care for your whole body.
When you have issues with your teeth and gums, bacteria can travel from your mouth and into your bloodstream. This can lead to various health issues in the future. With proper orthodontic care you can keep not just your mouth, teeth, and gums healthy, but your whole body.
A proper and even bite bite insures that you can eat the healthy and wholesome foods that your body requires for a long and healthy life.
For teenagers, it’s a perfect time to get your teeth and bite in a proper position so the teeth are protected for life. For adults of any age, getting your teeth in a more functional placement can help you avoid costly dental work
Orthodontic Problems Left Untreated
When crooked teeth are left untreated, various consequences may arise. These problems may lead to bigger consequences in the long run.
Possible Consequences
Crowding: Teeth may become crowded, which makes it harder to brush and floss. This can lead to tooth decay, and even tooth loss.
Overbite or Underbite: If your bite is not even, there may be unnecessary chipping or breakage to your teeth.
Self-image: Confidence and self-esteem are important to everyone, children and adults. Feeling confident and proud about your health and appearance is a benefit that can last a lifetime.
Breathing Problems: People who breathe out of their mouths may develop problems with snoring or sleep apnea. This is not only a health risk, but can be a sore point in your relationship or household as well!
Headaches and Neck Pain: Untreated crooked teeth may lead to strain on the jaw, which can cause pain in your head and neck.
Healthy Gums, Healthy Body
As you get older, your teeth start to grow closer together, making your mouth more crowded. It becomes more difficult to brush and floss effectively, which allows bacteria to grow and flourish. Bacteria can travel into your bloodstream, causing health issues seemingly unrelated to your teeth and mouth.
Invisalign and braces work to reposition your teeth so that there is enough space to brush and floss effectively, minimizing these health issues and risks down the line.
Healthy Teeth, Healthy Body
When your teeth aren’t properly positioned or aligned, biting down on food, or just biting down hard, can cause small chips and abnormal wear and tear on your teeth. This leads to a future of necessary and possibly painful and expensive restorations and procedures to fix your teeth.
Invisalign and braces can act as a preventative measure to minimize, and even altogether avoid these expenses and hardships.
Orthodontics as an Investment
There are few health care regimens that can treat such a wide variety of complications and risks as orthodontic care. We believe that every individual has the right to not just a healthy and beautiful smile, but a confident, pain free, carefree, and happy healthy lifestyle.
You may be concerned about the financial aspects of Orthodontics. Does insurance cover braces or Invisalign for you or your teenager? Call us today to schedule an appointment. Money should not be an issue when it comes to the health of your mouth and body!
