New Orleans Saints Super Bowl Champs and Performance Mouthwear

Congrats to the Saints and their victory, what a game! What a season! Check out this link below. It talks about the Mouthwear that the Saints have worn all season. Not to just protect thier jaws but to help improve their performance. Under Armour has a similar product in the market that we offer at our office. So if you're in Austin or Lakeway and want to improve your sports game, give us a call!

http://www.24-7pressrelease.com/press-release-rss/northshore-dentist-fits-saints-players-with-special-mouthguards-136113.php

Austin Invisalign and Lakeway Invisalign

Our guest was concerned about the spaces between her teeth and wanted to explore options on how to close the spaces and improve her smile. We decided on Invisalign as the best option. In the Before and After Pictures you can see the improvement! We were able to close the spaces and improve her smile using Invisalign. The process was about a year and a half, and what a difference! If you live in Austin or Lakeway and are interested in Invisalign or improving your smile, give us a call!

Austin and Lakeway Dental Implants

Our patient had been missing two of her from teeth for several years. She wore a removable retainer that artificially replaced the missing teeth for years. She never had a permanent solution until now. She had two implants placed and then we placed natural looking porcelain crowns over the implants. Her new smile looks so natural and the best part is that she doesn't have to take anything out of her mouth and her new teeth are permanent! If you're in Austin or Lakeway and you're missing teeth and you want a permanent solution using dental implants, give us a call.

Austin Smile Makeover using Porcelain Veneers

Our guest was unhappy with her smile. She was concerned by the crowding and shifting of her teeth as well as the color. She decided to do 8 porcelain veneers on her upper teeth and 4 porcelain veneers on the lower teeth. We accomplished this 3visits and within 6 weeks she had her new smile! What a difference! Her new smile looks gorgeous and so natural!

Under Armour Mouthpiece in the New York Times

We're bringing the Under Armour Performance Mouthwear to Austin and to Lakeway! We're one of the few dental offices that offers this new sports product! Check out the link below to see a recent article in the New York Times that discusses the impact that Performance Mouthwear is having in the Sports Industry. There's some major players out there using this product. The cool thing about it is that you can too! If you're into athletics in Austin or Lakeway, and want to improve your game or results, check this new product out.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/17/health/nutrition/17fitness.html?_r=2&r

Miss Austin Texas Pageant & Other Community Events

We're a sponsor this year for the upcoming Miss Austin Texas & Miss Austin Teen Texas Pageant on Feb, 13, 2010. It's gonna be at the Hays County Performing Arts Center. It's gonna be a lot of fun! Check out the link below for more info, http://www.missaustintexaspageant.com

Unfortunately, we'll be unable to attend because we'll be at the Lake Travis Education Foundation Crystal Ball that evening.

Dr. Patel will be volunteering at the Lake Travis Middle School this Friday for Career Day, letting the kids know about the Dental Profession.

This weekend he'll also be at The Lake Travis Chamber of Commerce Annual Awards Banquet. We're nominated for Business of the Year! How exciting!

Want to Improve Your Golf Game?

Do you snore? Feel sleepy during the day? Have to drink cups and cups of coffee just to stay awake? Do you feel unfocused during your golf game?
If you answered yes to any of the above questions, you may suffer from sleep apnea. Sleep Apnea is sleep breathing disorder that is often undiagnosed, extremely detrimental to your health, and can even be fatal. Nobody ever thinks that the quality of your sleep could have anything to do with the quality of your golf game, but there’s new research that shows there is a definite link between the two. A recent study from the American College of Chest Physicians showed that golfers who suffered from obstructive sleep apnea and were treated for this condition improved their awareness, focus, and improved their golf scores! We all know that golf requires focus and concentration which a lack of quality sleep will effect. If you can’t think clearly, your game is on the line.
"More so than many sports, golf has a strong intellectual component, with on-course strategizing, focus and endurance being integral components to achieving good play," says Dr. Marc Benton, co-author of the study mentioned above. He also states that, "Obstructive sleep apnea can lead to daytime sleepiness, fatigue and cognitive impairment, all side effects which can negatively impact a person's ability to golf to the best of one's ability."
Dr Benton also estimates that 1 to 3 million golfers have Obstructive Sleep Apnea and are either untreated or undiagnosed. Are you one of them?