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USA TODAY - 11/17/2009
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York Region - 2009-06-01
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When Rory Walker took to the waters at the Etobicoke Olympium pool for the Canadian Masters Swim Championships, he was hoping to attain a top-five placing in three events.
What the 34-year-old Markham resident did though far exceeded his expectations.
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A Rutgers University study found that relaxed jaw muscles improve athletic performance, similar to how a relaxed grip can produce longer drives...
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Anil Makkar has the unusual habit of looking for photos of professional athletes with their tongues stuck out.
They could be future clients for the Nova Scotia-based dentist, who has developed unique mouthguards meant to unleash strength by relaxing the wearer's jaw - much like sticking out your tongue. Whether they know it or not, he says, some athletes could be improving their game just by opening wide and giving their best Gene Simmons impression.
"One of the most relaxed positions of your jaw is when your jaw is basically down and forward from your skull. The act of sticking your tongue out does that for you," says Makkar, who practises in Truro, about an hour's drive northeast of Halifax.
...read full articlePopular Science - 2009-02-11
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An ultra high-tech tooth protector is claiming nearly unbelievable, physical improvement in athletic performance
You've likely seen athletes chewing on them, spitting them out or sticking them in their helmet. But a high tech version of what seems part mouth fetish and part tooth protector has performance enhancing capability according to data from Pure Power Mouthguard. Research conducted at Rutgers University (funded by PPM) claims some impressive, nearly unbelievable, physical improvement from just wearing the guard. Wait till WADA gets a hold of this one.
The PPM claims that its fitting method based on neuromuscular dentistry is unlike other 'custom fit' mouthguards in the industry. The blind crossover study took 22 male collegiate and professional athletes and tested their vertical jump, bench press and put the athletes through the Wingate Anaerobic Test. Each athlete sat through the detailed fitting procedure for a PPM (see below). For the vertical jump (highest of three) there was a significant increase with the PPM of 67.6 vs 65.3 cm. Bench press showed no significant difference while the Wingate test showed a significant increase in peak power but no difference in average power.
...read full article2009-02-03
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Can a mouthguard actually improve athletic performance?
A new scientifically designed mouthguard may improve balance, posture, flexibility and even strength over short bouts of physical activity. According to Dr. Derryl Dangstorp, a neuromuscular dentist in Regina, overbites are a barrier to peak athletic performance for a majority of people. The body automatically compensates by tilting the head forward on the spine and as a result the jaw, neck and upper back muscles are tense and core balance is thrown off. The Pure Power Mouthguard (PPM) which first came out in 2007, is designed on the basis of neuromuscular dentistry and works to correct these problems. The mouthguards cost up to $2,000 and are fitted perfectly to an individual's teeth on both the upper and lower jaws, allowing for better stability than other athletic mouthguards.
Dangstorp said the mouthguard is fabricated with an ideal bite and results in better joint alignment from the jaw to the spine. In a year and a half, he has outfitted about 20 local athletes of all ages and levels for the device, from 13-year-old hockey players, to CFL football players, and recreational middle-aged golfers.
...read full article2009-02-02
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2009-01-29
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Ultimate Fighting Championship fighter Wanderlei “The Axe Murderer” Silva is inviting any athlete or fitness enthusiast to his new training center this Saturday, Jan. 31 for a free seminar on the new Pure Power Mouthguard and a sneak peek into his gym that is not yet open to the public.
Silva recently opened Wand Fight Team, a 10,000-square-foot training center in Las Vegas. It is the first mixed martial arts training center to have a regulation-size octagon and a high-altitude training area that simulates the air thinness at high elevation. Silva invites all athletes or anyone interested in advancing their athletic performance to attend the seminar this Saturday.
Doctors developed the Pure Power Mouthguard after developing orthotic mouthpieces for patients with Temporomandibular Joint Syndrome. TMJ happens when the lower jawbone is not aligned correctly. It can cause pain in some people but most do not even realize the misalignment.
...read full article2009-01-26
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When NCAA officials returned to San Antonio last month to debrief the city on why it failed to land a Final Four in the next hosting cycle, Susan Blackwood expected it would have something to do with the aging Alamodome.
Surely, the facility's lack of bells and whistles, technological gadgetry and state-of-the-art amenities were the reason.
Instead, in a primary complaint that befuddled the San Antonio Sports Foundation head and other headliners gathered, NCAA senior vice-president Greg Shaheen positioned that the Alamodome's inner concourse was just too narrow.
...read full article2008-12-21
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Several years ago, a Nova Scotia dentist fitted a fisherman for a special device to treat his bad headaches.
A funny thing happened.
The fisherman reported that he lifted his heavy lobster cages effortlessly while wearing the orthotic, which properly aligns the jaw to relieve tension.
In little time, more headache patients told Dr. Anil Makkar how they felt stronger. Those stories ignited the dentist's inner entrepreneur.
Dr. Makkar figured he could apply the concept to sports, so he approached an athletic trainer about creating a mouthguard that improves not just strength, but also balance, flexibility, endurance and range of motion.
"People thought I was crazy and stupid," Makkar said.
...read full article2008-12-08
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“THIS TYPE OF PRODUCT needs to be used for every sport,” says Wanderlei Silva, who is one of the top athletes the mixed martial arts world. He and one of the top dentists from Nevada have teamed up to showcase the incredible technology of a revolutionary new product known as the Pure Power Mouthguard (or PPM). This mouthguard is nowhere near the same as the “one size fits all” piece that many athletes find themselves boiling in hot water and stuffing in their mouth before it cools. The research behind this product shows through scientific research that an athlete can actually increase their balance, strength and stamina just by wearing this simple looking device. The basic premise is simple, with all the muscles that are concentrated in the jaw and face it stands to reason that the less they work the more efficiently the rest of the body performs. Dr. Olya Banchik is working with U.F.C. veteran and former Pride Fighting champion, Wanderlei Silva, to prove the benefits of this technology.
...read full article2008-12-07
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If your patients are looking for better balance on the ice, a more powerful golf swing, a higher vertical leap on the basketball court or better results from strength training, the Pure Power Mouthguard (PPM) can help them achieve their athletic potential!
The founder and creator of this new technology is entrepreneur Dr. Anil Makkar. “By helping to properly align and relax muscles in the face, the PPM improves muscle recruitment and vertebrae alignment,” says Dr. Makkar, the Doctor that invented The Pure Power Mouthguard, “The results of this invention are effective as it provides athletes with improved strength and balance which allows them to excel on the ice, field, court, and weight-room,”
...read full article2008-10-23
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By day, Dr. John Orchard is a dentist in Santa Maria. What his many patients might not know is that he also happens to be the Central Coast's resident authority on the Pure Power Mouth Guard, a breakthrough in sports technology that combines the sciences of neuromuscular dentistry, motor control, physiology, and countless others to create the perfect bite plate for athletes, amateur and pro alike.
...read full article2008-10-10
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HOUSTON -- Sean Golden narrowly missed being selected for the U.S. Olympic gymnastics team. He is now training for the 2012 Games and he’s using a mouth piece, not drugs, to enhance his performance. The device is not illegal, Golden says, NFL players, Major League Baseball players, and even PGA golfers are using it and say they’re getting results. It’s called a pure power mouth guard or PPM and Sean, who is training on the rings, vault and floor agrees it works.
"I think any athlete is looking for an edge. When I heard there was a mouth guard that can help performance, I jumped all over it," said Golden. He got the device at his dentist office and says it has helped increase his flexibility. Houston Olympic hopeful turns to dentist to make the U.S. team Doctor Frazar Marks fitted Golden for the device.Dr. Marks also fitted her daughter, Taylor.
...read full article2008-10-01
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The Long Island News has reported on a revolutionary new mouth guard, the Pure Power Mouthguard (PPM) which claims to help boxers, “by properly aligning an athlete’s jaw, allowing their neck and jaw muscles to relax, which results in an increase in strength, balance, and flexibility.”
Dr. Gary Lederman explained: “Over 90% of the population has an overbite, and one of the negative effects of an overbite is that it causes muscle tension. When the neck and jaw muscles are tense, the body can’t perform at its peak. Strength is lost and balance is diminished.”
...read full article2008-09-28
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While the pros are already on top of the latest in neuromuscular dentistry, which aims to correct overbites by aligning the muscles and jaw, Nasralla said he saw a place for the Pure Power Mouthguard (PPM) in the Comox Valley.
"I see it fitting in just about anywhere. It could benefit anyone at any level. It doesn't matter your ability or sport," said Nasralla, who has practised in the Valley for nearly 15 years.
...read full article2008-09-18
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'The Pure Power Mouthguard' packing a big punch in New York City
(Long Island, N.Y.) It’s not just any mouth guard: while the Pure Power Mouthguard (PPM) works to protect Dmitry Salita’s teeth, it is also allowing his body to perform at the next level, thanks to the wonders of neuromuscular dentistry.
Salita, a junior-welterweight boxer who is currently ranked 3rd by the WBA, started using the PPM just six weeks ago and says he is seeing a big difference in his performance. “I could see that I was much more flexible, my upper body is more relaxed. My hands felt looser and my punches came in quicker.”
...read full article2008-09-18
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A local neuromuscular dentist has joined a network of more than 200 dentists nationwide who offer the Pure Power mouth guard, a device they claim can improve athletic performance.
Dr. Etienne van Zyl, a sole practitioner in Germantown, said the device works by allowing the jaw and neck muscles to relax completely, which in turn opens athletes’ airways. The result is improved strength, balance and flexibility, he said.
“What we’ve found is that the muscles of the head have two functions,” van Zyl said. “The first one is to be able to chew … and the other job that they have that people tend to overlook is that they’re also responsible for positioning the jaw so that when you swallow, your teeth come together.”
...read full article2008-09-11
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The Pure Power Mouthguard is a guaranteed way to put "the Bite" back in your game. PPM is an innovative orthodic that goes beyond the standard protection of a mouthguard, and gives the athlete an increase in endurance, strength, and range of motion. Over 40 years of research and development have culminated in this revolutionary discovery in neuromuscular dentistry.
The PPM helps in relaxing and re-aligning the muscles in the jaw and neck, allowing the rest of the body to relax and re-align on its own. And the results speak for themselves.
...read full article2008-09-01
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A new high-tech mouth guard system, used by many professional athletes, helps increase endurance and can prevent sports injuries. The Pure Power Edge system involves custom-made guards built with computer-assisted technology to fit the upper and lower teeth sets.
The guards effectively hold the jaw in its correctly aligned position so that the head, neck and jaw muscles can completely relax.
>br />"Most people have problems with their bite, and when the bite’s off, there’s a lot of muscle tension," explains Dr. Eric Klein, a dentist at the Dental Boutique in Frankfort, who is a qualified Pure Power Edge practitioner. "By correctly positioning the jaw, you effectively improve strength, range of motion and flexibility. Proper position releases tension and improves balance."
...read full article2008-08-30
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Imagine an athlete being able to increase their performance by up to 20 percent without using a drug.
Dr. Charles H. Keever III, a former defensive lineman at Purdue University and a local dentist, certainly was interested in helping them accomplish this and now believes he can do just that.
Keever is one of just 200 dentists worldwide who are trained to fit people -- specifically athletes, but it could be anyone -- with a new kind of mouthguard called the Pure Power Edge.
The Pure Power Mouthguard was developed recently by one of Keever's fellow graduates, Dr. Aniel Makkar, from the Las Vegas Institute for Advanced Dental Studies. It's designed to be custom built to an individual's neuromuscular (ideal) jaw position, which is supposed to allow improved strength, range of motion, balance and endurance through better body alignment.
...read full article2008-08-22
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It looks like a traditional mouth guard, but some athletes claim it's giving them an edge over the competition. It's called the Pure Power Edge, and you won't find it at a sporting goods store. This mouth guard is only available from a dentist.
Martial arts competitor David Wolff of Lake Orion, Mich., is a fan. At age 49, he regularly competes against opponents in their 20s.
"It's difficult when you get to be my age, and you're competing with people that are half your age, so I can use any edge I can get," said Wolff.
Wolff first used the device after his dentists at Rochester Advanced Dentistry recommended it. Wolff said he was skeptical, until he tried it.
...read full article2008-08-18
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Mike McCall of the Florida Times-Union describes a $1,700 mouthguard that promises to improve body alignment, strength and endurance. Rams kicker Josh Brown, a 6-foot-8 high jumper when he was in high school, swears by the device. Brown: "You really notice a major difference in your longevity, energy and focus. Seeing the difference in the amount of weight you can lift is almost immediate for anyone who puts it in. I noticed it a lot on the field when I wasn't getting tired, and I felt stronger at the end of games."
Cam Inman of the Contra Costa Times was impressed with what he saw from the 49ers' new veteran receivers, even if Isaac Bruce wouldn't face him. Bruce is playing the professor's role with Bryant Johnson and other receivers less versed in the Mike Martz offense. Side note: Two lesser-known receivers, Josh Morgan and Jason Hill, have made a strong impression early in camp. Morgan will probably level off at some point because he's a rookie. Hill might be more likely to contribute when the games count.
...read full article2008-08-18
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Who could have thought that an unassuming mouthpiece can be a power source for athletes. By the power of Grayskull! Sorry, the print ads for this stuff strongly remind us of Skeletor, the archrival of He-Man.
PPM, or the Pure Power Mouthguard, is now being touted as the new and legal alternative to anabolic steroids in athletic performance enhancement.
Many would probably raise their eyebrows with this claim, but wait till you here about this cutting-edge invention.
The inventor of this product, Dr. Anil Makkar, is neuromuscular dentist who says that he discovered the attributes of this product by sheer chance in 2006. He’s quick to reassure though that there are 40 years of serious science that backs up this new technology.
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Recently, after conducting research for almost a year and watching a player with the subject mouthpiece, I visited the dental office of Dr. Paul Bonazza with one of my sons to be fitted with a very unique mouthguard, known as the Pure Power Edge. The process of the initial impressions and fitting took just about 1.5 hours, and then a further appointment is required when the appliance arrives following production at a laboratory in Calgary.
What would you think if someone told you that a mouth guard can make you stronger, improve your flexibility and increase your balance? You might think they are crazy, but I have been convinced that those are the benefits a Pure Power Edge or Pure Power Mouthguard can provide. Professional and amateur athletes from many sports are praising it, including Manny Ramirez , formerly of the Boston Red Sox.
This appliance, derived from neuromuscular dentistry, shows how connected one's bite is to the rest of one's body. The idea of the dental work is to find the ideal bite position (where the muscles and joints are most relaxed) and build that position into the mouthguard.
...read full article2008-07-30
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There's a new performance-enhancer coming to professional and amateur locker rooms. It's not a pill, won't fit in a syringe and can't be blended into a shake or smoothie. Plus, it's legal. It might sound ridiculous that a mouthguard could make a significant difference in performance, but the makers of the Pure Power Edge say it improves body alignment, strength, balance, flexibility and endurance. "I know it works," said Jacksonville dentist Scott Wagner, one of about 200 dentists worldwide selling the specially fitted mouthguards. "There hasn't been a single athlete that I haven't been able to make stronger, better or faster." That seems like a sensational claim, but athletes are buying it - and the PPE costs $900 for amateurs and $1,700 for professionals.
...read full article2008-07-29
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I get pitched a lot of products. Most of the time, I’m not that impressed to do anything. But when I was told about the Pure Power Edge, I was at the very least intrigued by something I’ve never heard before. Their premise? Your misaligned bite could be hurting your ability to maximize your athletic talents.
The Pure Power Edge is basically a mouth guard that allows an athlete to get an optimum bite. Dr. Anil Makkar, the Canadian dentist who invented the device, says that’s important because strength and balance are weakened when a misaligned bite causes neck and muscle jaws to tighten.
...read full article2008-07-28
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...TIGI Bed Head had goodies for the hair and Pure Power had a mouth guard that I put to the test. Apparently, if you wear this, as many athletes do, your performance, strength, and flexibility is off the chart. So if you want to up your game, put your money where your mouth is.
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APTOS — Athletes are accustomed to making slight adjustments in order to optimize their performance. Golfers constantly tinker with their backswing, pitchers obsess over the rotation of their hips during a delivery, and basketball players worry about the position of their elbow during free-throw attempts. They don’t tend to consider the alignment of their bite, though.
Dr. Terry Forsberg thinks they should. Forsberg is one of around 200 dentists across the United States and Canada who are trained to fit athletes (and nonathletes) for a new type of mouth guard, called the Pure Power Edge, which dentists and kinesiologists say could potentially improve athletic performance by five to 20 percent. That translates to 15 yards on a drive for a golfer, three or four miles per hour on a fastball, or one more free throw out of 10 for a basketball player.
...read full article2008-06-30
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I know mouth guards are worn for protection during sports, but can they actually enhance sports performance?
Not every mouth guard can enhance sports performance, but mouth guards made by doctors who practise in neuromuscular dentistry, who know how to manage dental bite, and who know how to relax jaw muscles to put them in a more relaxed position, can align the whole body to perform at its very best.
About 85 per cent to 90 per cent of people have neuromuscular issues, misalignments such as an overbite or a TMJ (temporomandibular joint) problem that cause muscle tension.
When the neck and jaw muscles are tense, the body can't perform at its peak. Strength is lost and balance is diminished.
...read full article2008-06-18
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One of the more exciting developments in his practice – aside from the move to a new location – is providing a new type of mouthguard to his patients that its manufacturer states can lead to incredible increases in strength, flexibility, and endurance. The Pure Power Mouthguard (PPM) is a device created by Nova Scotia neuromuscular dentist Dr. Anil Makkar.
Using electronic stimulation, measurement, and analysis, dentists create a mouthguard that puts an athlete’s jaw into the correct position to maximize performance. The process gets rid of all the tension in the head and neck, and increases strength, flexibility, and range of motion.
...read full article2008-05-14
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Hitters will adopt virtually any ritual, talisman or superstition to get an edge: steroids, HGH, greenies, pine tar, hightech batting gloves, rubbing the barrel of a bat on a bone, extra batting practice, human sacrifice, soft toss, hitting off a tee, watching tapes, calling relatives for swing tips, changing types of wood and lacquer, wearing a lucky T-shirt, and -- in the case of the Chicago White Sox -- arranging their bats around a couple of blow-up dolls in the clubhouse.
Carlos Gomez appears to sniff his bat on the way to the batter's box. Justin Morneau wears a hockey T-shirt honoring one of his favorite players. Chuck Knoblauch adjusted his batting gloves until he cut off circulation. Now Michael Cuddyer is going where no Twin has gone before in his search for that extra hit or two a week:
He's trying a sports version of orthodontia.
Cuddyer heard about a bunch of Red Sox and Tigers who have begun wearing a specialized mouthpiece to improve their hitting, fielding, throwing and general range of motion. He submitted to tests and a 75-minute fitting process, has begun wearing a prototype and hopes to begin wearing the real mouthpiece soon.
...read full article2008-05-06
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TORONTO - An unusual sight this season has been Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Shaun Marcum holding his mouth guard between his teeth like a hockey player, taking it on and off periodically while on the mound.
And he's not alone. Teammate Dustin McGowan used one until it broke and he's awaiting a replacement. Seattle Mariners lefty Erik Bedard was spotted wearing one Friday night. Manny Ramirez, Placido Polanco and Carlos Silva are also among the converts.
So what gives, you ask? Why on earth would a player need a mouth guard, given how of all the four major professional sports there is the least amount of body contact in baseball?
...read full article2008-05-06
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PORTLAND, Ore. — Athletes can achieve their optimal performance by submitting to a dental procedure that combines electronic stimulation, measurement and analysis to create a custom "pure power mouthpiece" (PPM), according to its orthdondist inventor and others certified to perform the technique. As unlikely as it sounds, major league athletes such as the Boston Red Sox's Manny Ramirez are wearing the PPM to improve performance, sans drugs.
The approach, devised by Dr. Anil Makkar of Pure Power Athletics Group Inc. (Truro, Nova Scotia), uses "electronics technology first to relax the muscles of the jaw and then to record the bite, so that a mouthpiece can be created that puts the jaw into the optimal position to maximize performance," said Dr. Gary Lederman, who is certified to fit athletes with the PPM at his practice in Bellmore, N.Y. "Manny Ramirez, for instance, was just fitted with a PPM this spring. And while we can't take all the credit, you have to admit he is having a great season."
...read full article2008-04-30
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Mover over steroids and HGH. A mouth guard may give you the edge you’re looking for.
Most kids who play contact sports must wear a mouth guard to protect their teeth. Could such an appliance be a performance enhancer as well?
Steve Smith of the Panthers thinks so. So does fellow teammate Jake DelHomme. They are two of the 150 professional and collegiate athletes trying out the new Pure Power Edge Mouth Guard. It was invented by a Canadian dentist and now fitted by Rochester’s Doctor Paul Sussman.
The Edge is based on this principle:
...read full article2008-03-31
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The Pure Power MouthGuard improves strength and balance and cures aches and pains.
Actually, the seemingly ambrosial mouthguard accomplishes all this by correcting a person's bite. The technology the mouth guard utilizes is the decades-old field of neuromuscular dentistry. Its application to the athletic world - as a natural performance enhancer - is new.
Mouthpieces using neuromuscular technology have been used in the past to treat jaw and ear pain and unexplained migraines.
Neuromuscular dentistry uses TENS (Thanscutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation) to relax the muscles in the jaw. That's the secret to the whole process, said Roger Roubal, a neuromuscular dentist in Omaha and the only dentist in Nebraska certified to mold a Pure Power MouthGuard, or PPM.
2008-03-16
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Travis Buck and Jack Hannahan used their new Pure Power Mouthguards during batting practice, and the results were so impressive that Chavez, hitting in the same group, got fitted for one as soon as he came off the field.
...read full article2008-02-12
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TURO, NOVA SCOTIA, Feb 12 (MARKET WIRE) -- Seattle Seahawks kicker Josh Brown has been keeping a big secret.
As the ongoing scourge of an illegal steroids storm continues to rage unabated in the world of professional sports, the former Nebraska Cornhusker recently admitted that he too has been enhancing his performance.
But Brown, who ranks third on the all-time Cornhusker scoring list cautioned that he hasn't been using chemicals or drugs to greatly enhance his strength and balance.
Instead, he said during a recent exclusive interview from his Seattle home that he has been using a completely legal and natural mouth guard to give him his jaw dropping results on the field and in the weight room thanks to an appliance being offered by a network of neuromuscular dentists in the United States: Dr. Roger Roubal (Omaha); Dr. Doug Brossoit (Spokane); Dr. Mike Bixby (New Jersey); and Dr. Gary Lederman (New York).
...read full articleLos Angeles Times - 2009-11-06
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The undefeated New Orleans Saints are putting their money where their mouths are…Gruden gave the PPM some priceless publicity this week when he raved about it on Monday Night Football.
...read full articleLos Angeles Times - 2009-11-06
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The undefeated New Orleans Saints are putting their money where their mouths are…Gruden gave the PPM some priceless publicity this week when he raved about it on Monday Night Football.
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