Athletes and Oral Health

The rigorous dietary plans and exercise regimes could place athletes at a disadvantage where oral health is concerned and for more reasons than one. Protein boosters, high energy drinks, dietary supplement, and weight control meals mostly contain high sucrose and high acid contents that actually wear the finish off the tooth’s protective surface – the enamel.


Combining Upscale Dental Care with Athletic Regimes

Sports group experts, high profile athletes, athletic medication professionals, and dental advisors all agree and support the fact that money, time and effort is vital for maintaining the superb level of performance displayed by athletes.  They also state that basic oral care regimes can be implemented to improve overall dental health while maintaining prime functioning for athletes and stay within the budget.  Ordinary procedures like improved brushing skills and high fluoride toothpastes would deter toothaches which lead to head and neck pains that make sleeping and training virtually impossible.  The collaborative effort of proper oral care and standard dietary and training are what make the difference between gold or silver winners.

Child Athlete Dental Protection


It is recommended that every athlete, regardless of age, sex, or performance level, should have a mouth guard as part of their equipment.  All athletes should purchase and use mouth guards from the time they begin any type of sport.  The ADA works in connection with dentists and offers valuable information in their brochure, entitled Sports Safety, to inform parents and children about facial protection.

Kingsland Dental Group: Dentist with a Passion for Quality Care


For more than 30 years, Kingsland DentalGroup has served clients with the most comprehensive dental care available. We provide our clients with innovative dental techniques to keep their teeth healthy and looking great. Whether you are interested in taking preventative measures or looking to correct any “wear and tear”, we can help. Not only do we provide the basics like tooth cleaning, fillings, and checkups, we also provide:

• Full smile makeovers

• Dental implants

• Use laser dental technology

• Repair damaged teeth

• Provide KOR, the most innovative technique in tooth whitening

• The KOR tooth whitening system is the newest innovation in tooth whitening treatments.  This procedure is effective on teeth which were formerly thought to be incurably stained.  This safe, comfortable process will have your teeth looking brand new.

• Provide non-surgical gum therapy

• Perform root canals

• Insert porcelain inlays and onlays

If you have any question or would like to make an appointment, give us a call at (281) 646-8888 and one of our staff would be happy to help!

The 5 Best Oral Care Products

Keeping your mouth healthy requires more than one cleaning every six months. Even if you regularly focus on your oral care, a good toothbrush and toothpaste along with a dedicated flossing routine is just the foundation of oral health. Here are five of the best oral care products you may not know you need.

Gum Therapy
Unfortunately (or perhaps fortunately, depending on how you look at it), gum disease is often painless, so its advance can go undetected for some time. Your family dentist may offer a procedure called scaling and root planning to help reverse the damage done by gum - or periodontal - disease. During this procedure, your hygienist will clean between teeth and gums down to the root, so you may need anesthetic. Since it’s a non-surgical intervention, it’s a good step to try first.

Save a Tooth
Getting a tooth knocked out is hardly a run-of-the-mill occurrence, but should it happen to you, Save-A-Tooth gives it the best chance of being re-implanted successfully. Especially if you live with young children, who’s rough and tumble ways heighten the chances of this happening, having Save-A-Tooth on hand can reduce the dental costs associated with getting a false tooth by upping the chances that the real one survives.

Bridges
Missing a tooth can cause problems speaking and eating, as well as jaw strain when your mouth has to work too hard to compensate for the missing tooth. Bridges correct tooth gaps by attaching to the teeth on either side and filling them with sturdy, natural-looking teeth. Bridges improve the health of surrounding teeth and jaws, and since only a dentist can remove them, they won’t fall out.

Flouride Gel
Akin to the fluoride treatments you receive at the dentist’s office, brush-on fluoride gel allows you to give your teeth the same anti-cavity protection at home. It is intended for use after you brush your teeth, and not as a toothpaste replacement. Ask your hygienist for home fluoride options at your next visit.

Invisalign Braces
Straight teeth result in more than a pretty smile; they also reduce the chances of tooth decay and loss, gum disease and jaw problems, among others. When you’re older, however, few things sound less appealing than a mouth full of metal, especially if you work with professionals. Instead, try Invisalign, which straightens your teeth without people knowing. While targeted cleaning and flossing do help, dentists recommend straightening teeth when possible.