{"id":623,"date":"2013-07-10T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-07-10T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mydentalpracticeblog.com\/\/hudsonhighlandsdentistry\/dental-care-blog\/improve-your-oral-health-by-improving-your-posture\/"},"modified":"2013-07-10T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2013-07-10T00:00:00","slug":"improve-your-oral-health-by-improving-your-posture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mydentalpracticeblog.com\/hudsonhighlandsdentistry\/dental-care-blog\/improve-your-oral-health-by-improving-your-posture\/","title":{"rendered":"Improve Your Oral Health By Improving Your Posture"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/hudsonhighlandsdentistryblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/posture1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-551657\" \/> <\/p>\n<p> <strong>INTUITIVELY, YOU PROBABLY KNOW<\/strong>\u00a0that better posture is good for your back, neck, etc. But what you may NOT know is that better posture is good for your oral health too!\u00a0<strong>It\u2019s true.<\/strong> Proper posture promotes a healthy smile and can help prevent potential problems with your jaw and teeth. <\/p>\n<h3><strong>Poor Posture Can Place Harmful Pressure On Your Jaw<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p> Simply stated, when we slouch our lower jaw is pushed farther forward and our skull sits farther back on our spinal column, which can cause our bite to be misaligned. When our teeth are improperly aligned, our jaw compensates to bring them together.\u00a0Over time, this movement can stress our jaw joints and the associated muscles\u2014and in some cases cause painful inflammation and\/or damage to our teeth. <\/p>\n<h3><strong>Good Posture\u2019s Effects Are Far Reaching\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p> <strong>Your teeth are an important part of an interconnected skeletal system.<\/strong> When misaligned, some studies show that the effects can even be as far reaching as the muscles in your pelvis and feet! Crazy, huh?\u00a0Practicing\u00a0good posture can not only help you maintain a healthy smile, but it can also help your whole body health. <\/p>\n<h3><strong>Are You Practicing Good Posture?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p> Take a look at this short video to learn more about good posture:    <\/p>\n<h3><strong>Tips For Better Posture<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Lift your chest, pull your shoulder blades back and down<\/li>\n<li>Keep your stomach muscles tight<\/li>\n<li>If standing, your ears should line up with your shoulders, your hips with your knees, and your knees with your ankles<\/li>\n<li>If sitting, your hips should line up with your ears<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> If you have any questions about posture or its relationship to your oral health, please <strong>contact us<\/strong>. We\u2019re here to help you stand up straight and smile with confidence! <\/p>\n<h4>Thank you for the trust you place in our practice.<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>INTUITIVELY, YOU PROBABLY KNOW<\/strong>\u00a0that better posture is good for your back, neck, etc. But what&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":380,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[176],"tags":[],"yst_prominent_words":[],"class_list":["post-623","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","category-176","description-off"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mydentalpracticeblog.com\/hudsonhighlandsdentistry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/623"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mydentalpracticeblog.com\/hudsonhighlandsdentistry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mydentalpracticeblog.com\/hudsonhighlandsdentistry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mydentalpracticeblog.com\/hudsonhighlandsdentistry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mydentalpracticeblog.com\/hudsonhighlandsdentistry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=623"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.mydentalpracticeblog.com\/hudsonhighlandsdentistry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/623\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mydentalpracticeblog.com\/hudsonhighlandsdentistry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/380"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mydentalpracticeblog.com\/hudsonhighlandsdentistry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=623"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mydentalpracticeblog.com\/hudsonhighlandsdentistry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=623"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mydentalpracticeblog.com\/hudsonhighlandsdentistry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=623"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mydentalpracticeblog.com\/hudsonhighlandsdentistry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=623"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}