Your mouth affects how you breathe, train and recover. At SmileSport360, Dr S Kholvadia finds what's quietly slowing your body down — and fixes it — using real measurements, not guesswork.
Dr S Kholvadia · member of the European Association for Sports Dentistry
A first look at what SmileSport360 is bringing to South African athletes — where the mouth becomes a measurable performance edge.
SmileSport360 is the first dental practice in South Africa to use Teethan® and Baiobit® — two tools that measure your jaw, bite and movement with real data. So treating teeth grinding (bruxism) and building your mouthguard is based on facts, not guesswork.
Hidden inflammation, the wrong mouth bacteria and a stressed, clenched jaw can quietly drag down the numbers athletes train for. The check is quick and painless — and it shows us exactly where to help.
Research on elite athletes links gum inflammation to a measurably lower VO₂max (around 56 vs 59 ml/kg/min). Healthier gums help protect your aerobic engine.
Good mouth bacteria help your body make nitric oxide, which opens up blood vessels for better blood flow and endurance. We help you protect them — including skipping harsh alcohol mouthwashes.
A clenched, stressed jaw keeps your nervous system switched on. Calming it can support better heart-rate variability — a key marker of recovery.
A quick chair-side test (aMMP-8) reveals hidden gum inflammation that slows recovery and adds load — so we can bring it down before it costs you.
Ongoing oral inflammation is linked to slower recovery, smaller training gains and a higher risk of soft-tissue injury. Less inflammation, more progress.
A balanced bite lets you brace and clench efficiently under heavy load — measured objectively with Teethan®, not guessed.
Based on emerging research linking oral health, inflammation and the oral microbiome to athletic performance. These are factors we help you protect and improve — individual results vary, and this isn't a guarantee of specific gains.
Training creates oral-health risks most athletes are never warned about — and each one can quietly cost strength, recovery and availability.
High-intensity training reduces saliva protection, leaving teeth exposed to acid and dryness.
Energy drinks, gels and acidic hydration can silently erode enamel over long training blocks.
Heavy training may lower oral immune defence, letting gum inflammation affect recovery.
Athletes brace under load. Bite imbalance and clenching can drive jaw, neck and postural strain.
Contact sport brings a high risk of fractured teeth, soft-tissue injury and dental emergencies.
Two simple tools turn guesswork into clear data you can actually see — for teeth grinding, jaw pain and a better-fitting mouthguard.
Teethan® is a quick, painless, wireless device that checks how your jaw muscles are working — backed by over 20 years of research, in four small probes lighter than a coin each.
The probes read your muscle signals and turn them into clear numbers on screen — showing the imbalances and overload that can cause, or come from, your symptoms.
Because it's measured, it can be re-measured — so we prove a treatment works rather than hoping it does.
Baiobit® is a wearable motion sensor measuring posture, balance and movement. Jaw, neck and posture work as one system — so how you move adds context the muscle data alone can't.
Four small probes sit on the temporalis and masseter muscles. You clench a few times for about five seconds while the system records activity traditional methods can't detect — with the results on screen instantly.
Grinding is driven by how your muscles behave — Teethan® reveals the imbalance and overload behind it, so your splint is shaped to the data. Sports mouthguards are checked with the device in and adjusted until the numbers are right.
It's sports dentistry from someone who lives it: Dr Kholvadia is a competitive athlete, building guards to standards he'd trust on his own start line.
Dr S Kholvadia is an accredited DNAlysis practitioner — and SmileSport360 now offers DNA analysis as an additional tool to personalise an athlete's training, recovery and performance.
Dr Kholvadia was the first dentist in South Africa to introduce the ScanO Air contactless AI dental screening kiosk — giving athletes and patients fast, modern, non-invasive screening that fits a high-performance workflow, including on-site team screening days.
Inflammation, pain, airway restriction, jaw tension and trauma aren't just dental issues — they shape consistency, recovery and confidence.
Decay, gum inflammation and erosion create pain, infection risk and systemic stress.
Breathing restriction, TMJ load and bite imbalance can affect comfort, endurance and recovery.
SmileSport360 turns findings into a clear athlete report, mouthguard strategy and optimisation plan.
Whether you tackle, sprint, lift or go the distance — your mouth, jaw and breathing affect how you perform and bounce back.
Protection and trauma prevention for hard collisions.
Screening and recovery readiness all season long.
Tooth protection and a stable, strong bite under load.
Better breathing and less inflammation for the long game.
Impact protection for bowlers and batsmen.
Balance, focus and a steady jaw through long matches.
You train hard on the field, in the gym and in the kitchen. We look after the bit that's easy to miss — your mouth, breathing, bite and jaw.
Custom mouthguards that guard your teeth, feel comfortable, and still let you breathe and talk.
We check how well you breathe — because a blocked airway costs you endurance and recovery.
We measure your bite and jaw with Teethan® and Baiobit® — real numbers, not guesswork.
A simple report linking your mouth, DNA and movement to better performance and recovery.
A simple starting check to see where you stand — great for new athletes, parents and clubs.
Full protection and a personalised plan for serious athletes who want every edge.
A full-season plan to protect, screen and look after your whole squad.
Dr S Kholvadia is the founder of SmileSport360 and Director of Kempton Smile Dental Practice. His mission is to make oral health, airway function and bite balance recognised pillars of athletic performance — helping coaches and teams protect athlete health, availability and output across the season.
He is a member of the European Association for Sports Dentistry, an accredited DNAlysis practitioner, the first dental practice in South Africa to use Teethan® and Baiobit® for measured bruxism and mouthguard care, and the first dentist in SA to bring in the ScanO Air AI contactless screening kiosk.
It's dentistry built around your sport — protecting your teeth, balancing your bite, checking your breathing and making mouthguards that help you perform and stay injury-free.
We measure instead of guess. As the first SA practice using Teethan® and Baiobit®, we check your bite, muscles and movement with real data — and can add DNA analysis to fine-tune your training, recovery and performance.
Not at all. We help school athletes, club players, weekend warriors and pros alike.
It's made to the exact shape of your mouth — and checked on Teethan® for balance — so it fits better, feels better, protects more, and still lets you breathe and talk.
Yes. We run screening days, mouthguard programmes and coach education for schools, clubs and academies.
Ready to discover what your mouth is telling you about your performance? Contact Kempton Smile Dental Practice to book a SmileSport360 athlete assessment.
Dr S Kholvadia is a member of the European Association for Sports Dentistry