January 2010: Editor's Corner

Mouthguards and Orthodontics

Like most other practicing orthodontists, I have seen some rather frightening injuries to my patients who have participated in sports while undergoing orthodontic treatment. Football, hockey, and the martial arts, including boxing, have rules at all levels of competition dictating that mouthguards must be worn. Living in Southern California, I don't believe I have had any hockey players as patients, but I have never seen oral or dental injuries to any of my patients who have been football players or martial artists . . .

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January 2010 cover: A rotunda design can create a feeling of space and improve traffic flow, as shown in the article by Dr. Hamula this month.

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January 2010 Issue Highlights (click for Table of Contents from the print version)

Ludwig, Glasl, Lietz, Bumann, Bowman
Techniques for Attaching Orthodontic Wires to Miniscrews
The authors show various methods of tying wires to slotted miniscrew heads.

Liu, Yang
CASE REPORT Orthodontic Camouflage Treatment of an Adult Skeletal Class III Malocclusion
An adult with a skeletal Class III is treated non-surgically.
(This article is freely accessible for a limited time. Click here for a PDF.)

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