VIEWS:

It’s Always Something: Another four-letter-word disease

MARJORIE K. JEFFCOAT
J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 676-677. [Full Text] [PDF]  

LETTERS:

GINGIVAL ESTHETICS

Andrew C. Hartwig
J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 678. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Author’s response

Michael S. Reddy
J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 678. [Full Text] [PDF]  

DISCLOSURE POLICY

William B. Gillette
J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 678-679. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Editor’s note

J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 679. [Full Text] [PDF]  

MUNDANE MODALITIES?

Donald M. Quinn, III
J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 679. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Authors’ response

Valeria V. Gordan and Ivar A. Mjör
J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 679-680. [Full Text] [PDF]  

BAD BREATH

Bernardo Levit
J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 680. [Full Text] [PDF]  

RETAINING THIRD MOLARS

Martin Ettinger
J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 680. [Full Text] [PDF]  

THE BUSINESS OF DENTISTRY

Alan C. Levin
J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 680-681. [Full Text] [PDF]  

NEWS:

ADA, HEALTH ASSOCIATIONS MOBILIZE FOR ORAL HEALTH ‘CALL TO ACTION’

J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 688-690. [Full Text] [PDF]  

ADA/AGD SPONSOR ONLINE HIPAA CHAT, JUNE 26

J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 688. [Full Text] [PDF]  

How do you define and see evidence-based dentistry?

J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 689. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CORRECTION

J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 690. [Full Text] [PDF]  

MEETINGS

J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 691. [Full Text] [PDF]  

APPOINTMENTS/ELECTIONS/AWARDS

J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 691. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 691-692. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CYBERNEWS:

CYBERNEWS

J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 698. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CLINICAL PRACTICE:

The role of therapeutic antimicrobial mouthrinses in clinical practice: Control of supragingival plaque and gingivitis

MICHAEL L. BARNETT
J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 699-704. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Magnetic resonance imaging predictors of temporomandibular joint pain

RÜDIGER EMSHOFF, IRIS BRANDLMAIER, STEFAN GERHARD, HEINRICH STROBL, STEFAN BERTRAM, and ANSGAR RUDISCH
J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 705-714. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Extraction, immediate-load implants, impressions and final restorations in two patient visits

JOSEPH C. LEARY and MUNEKI HIRAYAMA
J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 715-720. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

RESEARCH:

Contraction stress of flowable composite materials and their efficacy as stress-relieving layers

ROBERTO R. BRAGA, THOMAS J. HILTON, and JACK L. FERRACANE
J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 721-728. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CLINICAL DIRECTIONS:

Proper placement of dual-arch impression trays

JEFFERY C. HOOS and GARY J. KAPLOWITZ
J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 729-730. [Full Text] [PDF]  

DENTISTRY & MEDICINE:

Alcohol abuse and dependence: Psychopathology, medical management and dental implications

ARTHUR H. FRIEDLANDER, STEPHEN R. MARDER, JOSEPH R. PISEGNA, and JOHN A. YAGIELA
J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 731-740. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ASSOCIATION REPORT:

Bioterrorism and catastrophe response: A quick-reference guide to resources

SUSAN Z. HAN, MICHAEL C. ALFANO, WALTER J. PSOTER, and E. DIANNE REKOW
J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 745-752. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

PRACTICAL SCIENCE:

The key to profound local anesthesia: Neuroanatomy

PATRICIA L. BLANTON and ARTHUR H. JESKE
J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 753-760. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

OBSERVATIONS:

Enjoying life as a dental professional

GORDON J. CHRISTENSEN
J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 763-765. [Full Text] [PDF]  

DENTISTRY & THE LAW:

Kentucky’s ‘any-willing-provider’ law: Supreme Court says ERISA does not pre-empt statute

PETER M. SFIKAS
J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 766-767. [Full Text] [PDF]  

A BETTER PRACTICE:

Three basic principles of success

ROGER LEVIN
J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 768-769. [Full Text] [PDF]  

FOR THE DENTAL PATIENT . . .:

Sensitive teeth: Causes and treatment

J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 787. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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