Why Straightening Your Teeth Is the Healthy Option?

Why Straightening Your Teeth Is the Healthy Option?

Straight teeth look great; it’s a foregone conclusion. However, straightening provides so much more than aesthetics, it effectively contributes to your general health too.

What Will Happen If I Don’t Straighten My Teeth?

Crooked, misaligned teeth make cleaning your teeth very difficult. When you brush your teeth, you can miss certain spots due to the positioning of your teeth; it’s impossible to get into all those nooks and crannies when you simply cannot see where they are. This results in a build-up of plaque, which turns to tartar and eventually mild gingivitis.

A common cause of this problem is your bite. If you have a problem with your bite you may typically experience regular headaches, pain in the ears and/or jaw, in addition to the chances of gum disease.

What is initially mild, can get a lot worse if left untreated. To prevent gum disease, straightening your teeth is the best option. It makes cleaning your teeth so much easier and keeps the gums tight against the teeth, stopping bacteria sneaking into your gums.

What Are the Long Terms Consequences?

Choosing to ignore the problem can lead to periodontal disease; a severe bacterial infection of the gums, bone and periodontal ligament that connects your teeth, causing tooth loss. The disease, if left untreated, is known to increase chances of heart disease, strokes and problems with giving birth as it also seeps into your blood stream.

What Are the Options?

Fortunately, with the development of technology in Orthodontics, straightening your teeth is easier than ever, and becoming more and more affordable.

If you are worried about the alignment of your teeth, you should speak to a local Orthodontist about your options, most consultations are free and offer many options that will be suitable for your individual case.  We are more than happy to direct you to suitable Orthodontist.

Invisalign is one of the most discreet and affordable options for fixing problems with your bite and alignment of your teeth. The process requires inter-changing of several aligners that slowly move your teeth into the correct position.

This is the generally favoured method as no one really knows you are aligning your teeth. While wearing Invisalign, you are able to remove the aligners to properly clean your teeth without battling with the metal of your braces to add to your problems.