Not everyone is born with crooked teeth. Many people develop them over time due to bad habits, like sucking thumbs, biting nails, or chewing on things like pencils. If these habits go on for long enough, it can leave your teeth looking tremendously crooked and even affect the appearance of your jawline, as crooked teeth can give you an uneven resting bite. Breaking these habits can be hard, but they don't have to be. Here's how invisible braces can help.

Invisible Braces

Invisible braces look a lot like the retainers that people wear after they have their braces taken off. They're made out of clear plastic and are designed to wrap over your teeth. Over time, these aligners or invisible braces can help to shift your teeth, giving you a straighter-looking smile. They also have the added benefit that you can take them off for your dental hygiene and while you eat, so you don't have to change your life to fit your braces.

Bad Habits

Everyone knows that bad habits can be tough to beat. Unfortunately, if you get braces and continue to perform the same bad habits, your teeth could become crooked again. Thankfully, invisible braces can be very helpful in breaking all of the bad habits mentioned above.

How Invisible Braces Help

Invisible braces prevent you from biting, plain and simple. Since the edges of your teeth are encased in plastic while you're wearing your invisible braces, these behaviors won't be applying pressure to your teeth. In addition, some of them are completely impossible, as you can't break through a fingernail or something like it while wearing invisible braces.

You'll need to wear your invisible braces every single day, basically whenever you're not eating or brushing your teeth. As such, most of the hours of your day will be completely protected from your bad habits. Being unable to get the satisfaction from nail biting or chewing on objects should help to break you of the habit. Since most people need to wear invisible aligners for at least several months, this is a long period of time to correct your bad habit and rewire your brain.

It's very easy to unconsciously engage in bad habits with your teeth, and before you know it, you're doing it regularly all over again. With invisible braces, you'll have no choice but to completely stop, and once your treatment is complete, you shouldn't feel the same struggle to protect your teeth by refraining from bad habits that you once did. Contact a clinic, like Orthodontic  Smilemaker, for more help.