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Neuromusclar Mouthguard

Arthur Kwan, DMD

Sally Hsu, DDS

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Pure Power Mouthguard (PPM)

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Undefeated Saints Using Pure Power Makkar

You’re no doubt familiar with the idea of using a mouth guard to protect your teeth in sports, or perhaps using an orthotic insole to correct a walking or posture problem? How about a mouth guard that not only guards your smile, but also corrects your bite and improves your strength and balance!

It sounds hard to swallow, but the Pure Power Mouthguard (PPM) is producing jaw-dropping results in the sports world.

You may be familiar with the term “Neuromuscular Dentistry” (NMD) and how the wrong jaw position can cause all sorts of problems. We have taken care of many our guests who, thanks to NMD, were finally able to say goodbye to migraines along with a host other symptoms, such as jaw and ear pain and dizziness.

Dr. Arthur Kwan, a PPM certified dentist determines your best possible jaw position through computerized tracking of your jaw, utilizing a K7 computer. A TENS (Transcutaneous Electro Neural Stimulation) machine is then used to help relax your muscles, putting them in their most comfortable position. When your facial muscles are in this position, your PPM is fitted, thus returning your muscles to this relaxed position when the mouth guard is worn. When your jaw is in its optimal position, as it is when wearing your custom fitted PPM, the muscles are no longer stressed, thus giving you the best bite along with the added benefits of improved balance, and increased upper body strength. The PPM Mouthguard is not designed for therapeutic use. Therapeutic treatment of TMJ disorders are treated with a neuromuscular orthotic. Guests who have used a PPM Mouthguard for recreational purposes have later realized that neuromuscular treatment by an orthotic provides greater benefits,

The History of the Pure Power Mouthguard (PPM)

A neuromuscular orthotic was originally designed and traditionally used for treating TMJ (Temporomandibular Joint Disorder), and the pain associated with the disorder, including clenching, headaches, and earaches. Patients with jaw problems who were being treated with a neuromuscular orthotic were finding they had increased upper body strength. The founder of PPM, Canadian Dentist Dr. Anil Makkar, was seeing incredible results in many of his patients who were being treated for jaw conditions. Patients were discovering that wearing their orthotic not only alleviated pain but also provided additional benefits of increased strength and improved balance. From these findings, the PPM was developed. The PPM combines the properties of a mouth guard to absorb the impact from a traumatic hit, or blow, while being designed at the most optimal position of the lower jaw.

Benefits of the Pure Power Mouthguard

By helping to properly align and relax muscles in the face, the PPM Mouthguard improves muscle recruitment and vertebrae alignment. The result: improved strength and balance.
Whether you're looking for better balance on the ice, a more fluid and powerful golf swing, a higher vertical leap on the basketball court or greater results from strength training, the PPM mouth guard can help you achieve your potential!

Pure Power Mouthguard Applications in Sports / Fitness Training

Football

Baseball

Softball

Hockey

Soccer

Boxing

Basketball

Lacrosse

Ice Skating

Swimming

Bicycling

Marathon Running

Triathlons

Track / Cross Country

Snow Boarding

Skiing

Skateboarding

Weight Training

Tennis

Racquetball

Volleyball

Water Polo

Gymnastics

Golf

The Science Behind Pure Power Mouthguard

In 90 percent of the population, the lower jaw is not in an optimal position, which causes facial muscles to be "unhappy" where they are situated. The PPM is based on the concepts of neuromuscular dentistry, a science developed by Dr. Bernard Jankelson that incorporates the muscles, nerves, and supporting structures of the mouth, in order to improve jaw and muscle alignment. Neuromuscular Dentistry focuses on the physical connection between the range of motion of these muscles and joints, and your body posture.

Success Stories:

Derrick Walser, Professional Hockey Player

"I've been using the PPM mouth guard and I've seen some noticeable improvements in my balance and a large improvement in the pain in my right shoulder while doing certain exercises.

The exercised where I've seen the most improvement so far are the shoulder press, lunges, step-ups and especially curls with a straight bar-this was the biggest difference because I wasn't able to do them before because of the pain in my shoulder."

Garth McAdoo, Golfer

"As a golfer for the past thirty years I was constantly looking for an edge, technical changes and physical strengthening to improve my game. In the six weeks since getting my PPM I've dropped 2 strokes off my handicap to 6-7 and constantly shoot below these numbers. The increase in my upper body strength and the balance it gives me has brought my game to a new level. The balance it provides has improved both my putting and short game and my driving accuracy has improved 10 fold. Before getting the PPM, I always played with pain in my shoulders due to rotator cuff problems, I know to play without pain and that has been a great unexpected benefit.

Seattle Seahawks Kicker Josh Brown

"I'm a field goal kicker so at first I thought: why would I need a mouth guard," said Brown. "But it really did help me this past season. I had five or six tackles, which is incredible for a kicker. The mouth guard also helped me run faster because my body was in its optimum position.”

Brown started wearing the Pure Power Mouthguard (PPM) earlier last year and the rest is now Seahawks history as his game excelled helping his team to a NFC Conference semi-final berth against the Green Bay Packers.

"The PPM actually made it easier getting up and out of bed in the morning," said Brown. "As you know most pro football players usually feel sore after game days, but I wasn't sore and didn't have the aches or pains that normally go along with playing pro football.”

In one of his most memorable moments this season, Brown surprised a sell-out crowd at Q-West Field during Week 11 of the regular season, and even some of his teammates, when he crunched Bears kick return specialist Devon Hester with a bone crunching tackle to help lead the Seahawks to a 30-23 victory.

"I'm always prepared to make a tackle but being a kicker in the NFL: that rarely ever happens," said Brown. "I felt like he (Hester) wasn't really taking me into account...My whole body was able to take some relief during that game and the entire season because I had the PPM. The game just came a lot easier to me.”

"I'm definitely curious to see how it helps my golf game too. Just to see how the improved focus and generation of power helps out in that department will be interesting," Brown concluded.

Just a few of the many professional athletes who endorse and use the PPM:

Josh Brown of the Seattle Seahawks News
Justin Murphy of the Tennessee Titans
Manny Ramirez of the Boston Red Sox News
Michael Cuddyer Of The Minnesota Twins News
4-time world champ fighter Stevie Johnson
Olympic Speed Skater Jennifer Rodriquez

Where to get a Pure Power Mouthguard

The PPM Mouthguard is only available through our PPM certified neuromuscular dentist. If you are a candidate for the PPM, impressions will be taken of your lower and upper teeth and your optimal bite will be determined during your first appointment (approximately one to two hours). After it is fabricated by the lab (approximately 2 weeks), your PPM will be fitted during a second visit with Dr. Arthur Kwan (only five to ten minutes).

To see if the PPM Mouthguard can help you achieve your potential, contact Nu Smile Center For Aesthetic & Restorative Dentistry for a personal consultation.

For more detailed information on this exciting advancement, please visit www.ppmmouthguard.com.

Articles of note:

http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/food/articles/2008/05/21/action_
around_the_bay_state/

http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/baseball/red_sox/view/2008_05_
22_Better_bite_for_Manny:_New_mouthguard_suits_slugger/srvc=sports
&position=recent

http://news.guelphmercury.com/Wire/Sports_Wire/MLB_Baseball_Wire/
article/324549

http://en.epochtimes.com/news/8-5-14/70639.html

http://timestranscript.canadaeast.com/front/article/295797

http://www.startribune.com/sports/twins/18914659.html

http://www.intelligencer.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1016071

http://www.eetimes.com/news/latest/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=20750
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http://media.www.dailynebraskan.com/media/storage/paper857/news/
2008/03/31/News/High-Tech.Mouthgard.Does.More.Than.Protect.Teeth-
3291678.shtml

http://www.nbc6.net/sports/15874113/detail.html