Many people not familiar with cosmetic dentistry were surprised at the results of a recent nationwide poll by Harris Interactive commissioned by RealSelf.com.
2,227 people were polled, and of those who were interested in cosmetic surgery, 52% were interested in teeth whitening, which was the highest percentage for any procedure. Tied for second with 29% were tummy tucks and liposuction, followed by hair removal at 25%. Botox, formerly thought to be the king of all things cosmetic, ranked at only 6%.
People can have a need for teeth whitening if they simply enjoy things like red wine, coffee, and juices. Even normal aging with great overall health can create tooth discoloration.
Thanks for reading,
Drs. Dan Gustavson & Mai-Ly Ramirez http://www.fountainsdentist.com/ Roseville, CA
Ancient Greek athletes bit down on leather straps for an edge during competition. Viking and Roman warriors clamped down on leather for focus on the battleļ¬eld. They were stronger and had increased focus and endurance when biting down on bits of leather, but they didn’t know why.
Here’s why: The brain is hard-wired to clench the jaw during times of intense focus and physical stress, such as in the battles fought by the Vikings and Romans and in Greek athletic competitions. However, jaw clenching creates stress, fatigue and distraction by triggering excess production and release of hormones such as cortisol. That’s why the leather worked—it kept the men from clenching, which avoided the release of excess hormone, making more strength, focus and endurance available to the body. Remember what we said about jaw clenching being hard-wired into your brain? You are probably not even aware of it, but you clench during training and competitions, too, just like the athletes of ancient times.
Here’s how the new, patented mouthguard works:Your jaw is, literally, the key to unlock the power you don’t even know is there. Under Armour, the well-known athletic specialty goods company, has created a new, patented mouth guard, proven in over 15 years of independent studies at The Citadel, IMG Academies and several of America’s top research centers and universities to increase strength, endurance and reaction time. You don’t have to bite down on a piece of leather—this technology is available now, today, and you can get it at our Roseville dental office.
This mouth guard isn’t like the ones you buy at sporting goods stores. This is a patented version that eliminates the ability to clench the jaw, thereby preventing the build-up of performance-sapping hormones. The technology has already been in use by professional, Olympic and big college athletic programs. Not only is it used by some of the biggest names in pro sports, it’s also recommended by dentists, pro trainers, strength coaches, and wellness experts.
Now it’s available for you: the hometown athlete, the weekend tennis player, the bodybuilder, the weight lifter. Anyone can use it and anyone’s ability can be improved with it. We're extremely excited and proud to offer this to our patients!
This performance edge has been proven in over 15 years of testing:
·Increases strength by an average of 17%. Imagine what you could do with 17% more muscle power.
·Increases endurance by enlarging the airway, resulting in 25% less lactic acid build-up. Imagine being 25% less sore after work-outs, games and competitions.
·Speeds upreaction time. Imagine having a faster reaction to the tennis ball flying over the net or the nearby competitor ready to knock you over in football or take away the basketball.
·Decreases stress, fatigue & distraction. Imagine the power available when stress and fatigue aren’t in your way.
·Reduces impact of blows to the jaw by 20%. When the jaw suffers an impact, the force of the blow is transmitted to the head, which can cause a concussion. Imagine protecting your son or daughter 20% more in football, lacrosse, ice or field hockey, basketball and other contact sports.
Our practice, Fountains Dental Excellence at The Fountains at Roseville mall, a short drive from Sacramento, is one of a handful of Under Armour authorized dental providers in California. We have been specially trained to fit all 3 versions of this mouthguard.
Call us today at 916) 780-3000. We’re able to offer special “launch” pricing on this mouth guard only until January.
It's always exciting to incorporate the latest technology and techniques in our practice. The latest example of that is Underarmour's Armourbite mouthguards.
Once we open our new practice (Fountains Dental Excellence!) on November 6th, we'll be very eager to show it off.
We're hard-wired to clench our jaws (and temporomandibular joint) under pressure, which releases "flight or fight" hormones that create stress, fatigue, and distraction. This mouthguard prevents clenching, which helps prevent those byproducts. To get these increased benefits, the patient in question has to be custom fitted for the mouthguard.
Here's what Underarmour adds:
Weightlifting strength increases by up to 17% 25% less lactic acid buildup (increases endurance) Reduces stress, impact of blows to the head, and speeds up reaction time
There's a brochure (PDF) from their website that explains more. We look forward to sharing the results that our first patients at our new practice have with this great technology!
Make Me Heal's blog recently did a post about Ali Lohan's new dental veneers. Lohan is the 15 year old sister of starlet Lindsay Lohan.
Make Me Heal wrote: "Manhattan plastic surgeon Dr. David Shafer, “Ali Lohan’s veneers do not look natural.They look more like dentures.”
While dental veneers are commonly used to achieve a white, bright smile, they can make a person look odd or older if they do not mimic natural teeth by having variations.
Dr. Paul S. Nassif, a facial plastic and reconstructive surgeon and a rhinoplasty specialist in Beverly Hills, California, says “By having perfect teeth, Ali looks actually unnaturally.The veneers need variation in character to achieve the natural look.Unfortunately, Ali has gotten a manly look with these perfect teeth!”
One of the surgeons even recommends rhinoplasty to make her look more feminine.
Everyone interviewed in that post is a plastic surgeon, so here's our take as dentists: we agree that she looks far too manly with these veneers. The error could be accounted to the patient, the lab, or the DDS who performed the procedure. The main problem is that they're far too flat.
We don't know what color or shape they were in before the veneers (due to airbrushing), but this could be an improvement.
Luckily, the solution is simple: re-contouring her veneers would make them more rounded and less prominent. It takes about 30 minutes and has a dramatic result! So not to fear.
According to Fox News, a British Gulf War veteran named Ian Boynton couldn't afford a private dentist, and yanked out 13 of his teeth with pliers when he couldn't find a dentist that took government insurance.
"I've tried to get in at 30 dentists over the last eight years but have never been able to find one to take on government patients," he said.
He has only two teeth left in the top row of his mouth."
I kind of think this is baloney: he may have hit one roadblock in the government-assisted program and cried wolf and took overly-drastic measures.
I'm quite certain England's public health program is far more comprehensive and less costly as it is a socialized medicine system- low co-payments and much more available to them than in this country.
I can also bet that the guy broke off root tips in the jaw in some of the 13 teeth- thus setting himself up for future infections and greater trouble than he had to begin with.
Many people not familiar with cosmetic dentistry were surprised at the results of a recent nationwide poll by Harris Interactive commissioned by RealSelf.com.
