According to the American Dental Association, there is a direct correlation with straight teeth and an increase in your cardiovascular health. Additionally, your self image and overall well being enjoys greater reward when associated with a well aligned and healthy dentition.
Bacteria love to play hide and seek; the more hiding spots there are the happier these critters will be. When crooked, malpositioned teeth serve as their playing ground, germs find themselves winning the game. Bacteria thrive in dark nooks and crannies; these make it very easy for them to hide while causing damage to your smile and everything that keeps it in place. Creating an oral environment which is easily accessible to your toothbrush, floss, and professional smile team's care will enable you to properly nurture your smile for many years to come. In so doing, your overall physical and emotional health also flourishes.
Let me mention 8 ways a straight smile may make you helathier...
2. Straight smiles make your teeth easier to clean. The more crowded your teeth are the more bacteria and plaque they will harbor, resulting in red, bloody, and swollen gums.
3. Straight smiles wear less. Crowded or misaligned teeth do not function in a balanced manner. Normally, those teeth that jut out of alignment tend to work harder, causing abnormal wear patterns to result in greater enamel loss, fractures, and trauma.
4. Straight smiles suffer less injuries. Upper teeth that are positioned in front of those around them tend to chip or fracture more often during trauma or accidents.
5. Straight smiles are associated with less headaches and neck pain. Crooked teeth place greater pressure on the underlying gums and bone that support them. Doing so will also affect the muscles that are used to chew and grind with. These muscles are also connected to those associated with the face, neck, and head. Grinding or chewing on crooked teeth often times results in neck, face, and head aches.
6. Straight smiles improve your self-esteem and happiness. When confident in your smile you will smile more and feel better about yourself. When so, your body responds by stimulating the release of endorphins, also known as your happy hormones. Among other roles, these hormones act to increase your motivation and sense of accomplishment. Cognitive stimulation can also benefit from feeling your best!
7. Straight smiles improve your overall health. The lack of oral bacteria, decay, and inflammation is related to better cardiovascular health. An increase in inflammation associated with periodontal disease can also influence your diabetic status. Making sure your teeth are well aligned improves accessibility for better hygiene while decreasing the ability of harmful bacteria to accumulate around your teeth and surrounding gums.
8. Straight smiles attract others to you. When confident in your smile you tend to engage more, feel happier, and feel more confident. As a result, your positive energy attracts the same sentiments from those around you. You will attract the same energy you exude. Happiness and self confidence attracts happiness and self confidence.
Today's research, according to the American Dental Association, enables us to correlate oral bacteria with infections within and outside the mouth. Those within result in periodontal disease, tooth loss, and other related ailments. When allowed to progress, these same inflammatory conditions can be associated with systemic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, pneumonia, low birth weight babies, stroke, and bacterial endocarditis, among others.
Consider consulting your dentist to learn more about how to straighten YOUR smile. Taking advantage of today's technology rewards you with treatment options such as INVISALIGN. This orthodontic treatment straightens your smile easily and within a relatively short period of time. Using the most advanced innovation, INVISALIGN uses a series of clear, custom-made aligners to slowly and safely move your teeth toward a healthy and beautiful position....all within a short period of time...while easily maintaining the teeth clean and white.
I am excited to help you along this journey. Remember, your smile should be "One You'd Be Proud To Wear...ANYWHERE!"
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