Dental and postural health are deeply interconnected, requiring that jaw and cervical spine issues be addressed prior to or alongside dental treatments to avoid further wear or misalignment.

“if you try to do aesthetic treatments on the teeth like say to fix issues related to grinding or improper bite etc. but you don't fix the underlying postural issues first. All you're going to do is kind of like get a pretty mouth that you continue to wear down.”

Proper tongue positioning on the palate, which can be achieved via functional activators, is essential for optimal head posture, cervical and thoracic alignment, and overall body stability.

“If there's a dysfunction with the jaw, if someone for example is a mouth breather or has a underbite or an overbite, that's actually going to modify their jaw posture which will have an effect on their head posture, shoulder posture, and their global posture.”