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Under Armour Authorized Provider
Under Armour's jaw-dropping technology now available to Middlebury/New Haven athletes.
MIDDLEBURY, CT (DECEMBER 07, 2009) – Visiting the dentist’s office has long been proven to improve a person’s overall health and prevent future dental issues. With the introduction of Under Armour Performance Mouthwear™, visiting DYNOBITE SMILES can improve an athlete’s strength, endurance and reaction time and reduce athletic stress.
As an authorized provider of Under Armour Performance Mouthwear™, DYNOBITE SMILES has begun fitting NEW HAVEN COUNTY athletes with Under Armour’s innovative new line of custom mouthpieces and mouthguards designed to improve athletic performance.
Powered by ArmourBite™, patented mouthwear technology developed by Bite Tech, Inc., Under Armour Performance Mouthwear™ relieves pressure on the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) and prevents the excessive production of performance-sapping hormones.
As an authorized dental provider, DYNOBITE SMILES is able to NEW HAVEN COUNTY athletes with the same technology used by hundreds of professional, Olympic and collegiate athletes. The easy and completely painless custom-fitting process typically takes less than 20 minutes.
DYNOBITE SMILES will offer both the UA Performance Mouthpiece for non-contact sports, such as baseball, golf, tennis, cycling and running and the UA Performance Mouthguard, which provides superior protection and comfort for contact sports, such as football, hockey, lacrosse, martial arts and wrestling. A premium alloy version of the mouthpiece will be added to the UA Performance Mouthwear product line-up in Fall 2009.
Editor’s Notes:
Additional information on Under Armour Performance Mouthwear™ and its ArmourBite™ technology can be found at www.underarmour.com.
For more on Bite Tech, Inc., visit www.BiteTech.com.
Under Armour Performance Mouthwear™ is distributed exclusively through Patterson Dental’s nationwide network of authorized dentists. Visit www.pattersondental.com for more information.
Frequently Asked Questions
Are silver fillings, fluoride or x-rays, a danger to my health? What are the alternatives?
Dental amalgam, or silver filling material, is a mixture of mercury, and an alloy of silver, tin and copper. The release of mercury in silver fillings is so small that it is much less than what patients are exposed to in food, air and water. There are, however, other materials that can be used for restorations. These include gold, porcelain, and composite resins.
Fluoride is a compound of the element fluorine, which is found universally throughout nature in water, soil, air and in most foods. Fluoride is absorbed easily into the tooth enamel, especially in children's growing teeth. Once teeth are developed, fluoride makes the entire tooth structure more resistant to decay and promotes remineralization, which aids in repairing early decay before the damage is visible.
Radiographs, or x-rays, help your dentist determine the presence or degree of periodontal disease, abscesses, and many abnormal growths such as cysts and tumors. They can help pinpoint the location of cavities and other signs of disease that may not be possible to detect through a visual examination. All health care providers are sensitive to patients' concerns about exposure to radiation. Your dentist has been trained to prescribe radiographs when they are appropriate and to tailor the radiograph schedule to your individual needs. By using state-of-the-art technology, such as digital radiography, and by staying knowledgeable about recent advances, your dentist knows which techniques, procedures and X-ray films can minimize your exposure to radiation.
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