VIEWS:

Junk science: Appearances can be deceiving

MARJORIE K. JEFFCOAT
J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 802-803. [Full Text] [PDF]  

LETTERS:

PREHISTORY AND THE THIRD MOLAR

Glenn E. Vance, Jr.
J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 808. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Authors’ response

Anthony R. Silvestri, Jr. and Iqbal Singh
J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 808. [Full Text] [PDF]  

TOOTH WHITENING

Gary McCrummen
J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 808-809. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Author’s response

J. Max Goodson
J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 809. [Full Text] [PDF]  

MORE ABOUT TOOTH WHITENING

Edward J. Swift, Jr., Harald O. Heymann, Gerard Kugel, and John Kanca, III
J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 809-811. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Author’s response

J. Max Goodson
J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 811-813. [Full Text] [PDF]  

NEWS:

SECONDHAND SMOKE, CARIES LINKED IN CHILDREN

J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 826. [Full Text] [PDF]  

PRIMARY TEETH CONTAIN STEM CELLS

J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 826. [Full Text] [PDF]  

LINK BETWEEN OBESITY, PERIODONTAL DISEASE FOUND

J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 826-827. [Full Text] [PDF]  

MEETINGS

J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 827. [Full Text] [PDF]  

APPOINTMENTS/ELECTIONS/AWARDS

J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 827-828. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 828. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CYBERNEWS:

CYBERNEWS

J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 834. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CLINICAL PRACTICE:

Formation of mucogingival defects associated with intraoral and perioral piercing: Case reports

JOHN K. BROOKS, KENNY A. HOOPER, and MARK A. REYNOLDS
J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 837-843. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Noncarious cervical lesions and abfractions: A re-evaluation

LUIS A. LITONJUA, SEBASTIANO ANDREANA, PETER J. BUSH, THOMAS S. TOBIAS, and ROBERT E. COHEN
J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 845-850. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Isolation of an unusual fungus in treated dental unit waterlines

NUALA B. PORTEOUS, SPENCER W. REDDING, ELIZABETH H. THOMPSON, AMY M. GROOTERS, SYBREN DE HOOG, and DEANNA A. SUTTON
J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 853-858. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

RESEARCH:

The overexpression of cyclo-oxygenase-2 in chronic periodontitis

FAN ZHANG, STEVEN P. ENGEBRETSON, RAKHI S. MORTON, PAUL F. CAVANAUGH, JR., KOTHA SUBBARAMAIAH, and ANDREW J. DANNENBERG
J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 861-867. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Injection pain: Comparison of three mandibular block techniques and modulation by nitrous oxide:oxygen

SHAWN JACOBS, DANIEL A. HAAS, JOHN G. MEECHAN, and SHERRY MAY
J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 869-876. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

DENTISTRY & MEDICINE:

Maxillary odontogenic keratocyst: A common and serious clinical misdiagnosis

MOHAMMAD ALI and RONALD A. BAUGHMAN
J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 877-883. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CLINICAL DIRECTIONS:

A technique for direct placement of transitional anterior resin veneers

JOHN P. LAZARUS
J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 885-886. [Full Text] [PDF]  

PRACTICAL SCIENCE:

Avoiding complications in local anesthesia induction: Anatomical considerations

PATRICIA L. BLANTON and ARTHUR H. JESKE
J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 888-893. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ASSOCIATION REPORT:

Antibiotic prophylaxis for dental patients with total joint replacements

AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION and AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEONS
J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 895-898. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Your joint replacement, dental procedures and antibiotics

AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION; and AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEONS
J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 899. [Full Text] [PDF]  

DENTAL PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT:

Antiseptic antimicrobial hand washes

J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 906-907. [Full Text] [PDF]  

DENTISTRY & THE LAW:

Are shareholders employees of professional corporations?: Supreme Court ruling could subject some larger dental practices to AwDA employment discrimination laws

PETER M. SFIKAS
J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 989-991. [Full Text] [PDF]  

OBSERVATIONS:

Ensuring retention for crowns and fixed prostheses

GORDON J. CHRISTENSEN
J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 993-995. [Full Text] [PDF]  

A BETTER PRACTICE:

The value of new patients

ROGER LEVIN
J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 997-998. [Full Text] [PDF]  

FOR THE DENTAL PATIENT . . .:

Dental sealants: Protecting your teeth

J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 1018. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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