Key Benefits

Provides stable, health-oriented orthodontics, in harmony with the rest of the body's alignment.

Overview

The position of teeth in the mouth results from many factors including jaw alignment, muscular tension or imbalances, cranial orientation (see osteopathic) to spine, neck, back, and pelvic alignment. In traditional orthodontics teeth are aligned with each other and with jaw position but no attention is given to tooth orientation as it relates to cranial and body alignment. If teeth are moved as with traditional orthodontics and the cranial alignment is ignored tension is set up in the body leading to pain (e.g. headache, neck or back pain), dysfunction and an unstable orthodontic result.

The most effective and healthiest approach to orthodontics is to first align the cranium and the body with manual osteopathic manipulation and/or special oral appliances. These appliances help push the body and jaws into a more correct alignment for better overall function and health.

Who benefits?

Any person of any age undergoing orthodontics can enjoy greater benefit from an osteopathic orientation to orthodontics than from standard orthodontics. People with bodily misalignments who are resistant to long-duration correction especially benefit from osteopathic orthodontics applied concurrently with osteopathic manipulation to achieve a more effective, healthier and longer lasting body alignment.

Schedule an Appointment

To arrange for Orthodontics with an Osteopathic orientation or to learn more about it's unique benefits, contact Natural Horizons Wellness Centers at (877)-292-1571.