VIEWS:

Eye of newt, toe of frog: Drug compounding: proceed with caution

MARJORIE K. JEFFCOAT
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 546-547. [Full Text] [PDF]  

LETTERS:

SLEEP APNEA

Ira L. Shapira
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 550. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Author’s response

Marc B. Ackerman
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 550-551. [Full Text] [PDF]  

EARLY VERSUS LATE

Leonard J. Carapezza
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 551-552. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Author’s response

Marc B. Ackerman
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 552. [Full Text] [PDF]  

INFECTION CONTROL AND PRIONS

Virginia A. Merchant
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 552-553. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Author’s response

Stephen R. Porter
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 553. [Full Text] [PDF]  

BLEACHING AGENTS

Bruce A. Matis
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 553-554. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Authors’ response

Roberta Tarkany Basting and Mônica Campos Serra
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 554-555. [Full Text] [PDF]  

THE EBD APPROACH

Jerry Simon
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 555-556. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Authors’ response

Amid I. Ismail and James D. Bader
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 556-557. [Full Text] [PDF]  

MORE ABOUT EBD

Zbys Fedorowicz and James V. Keenan
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 557-558. [Full Text] [PDF]  

IMPLANTS AND ARTERIES

Dennis Flanagan
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 558. [Full Text] [PDF]  

FUNDING RESEARCH

Ronald Linden
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 558-559. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Editor’s note

J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 559. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CASE CLOSED

Norman R. Goodman and Linda K. Himmelberger
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 559. [Full Text] [PDF]  

NEWS:

MENSTRUAL CYCLE AFFECTS PERIODONTAL HEALTH

J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 571. [Full Text] [PDF]  

SALIVA-DERIVED PEPTIDE SHOWS PROMISE AS ORAL ANTIFUNGAL AGENT

J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 571. [Full Text] [PDF]  

QUESTION OF THE MONTH RETIRED AS A COST-CUTTING MEASURE

J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 571. [Full Text] [PDF]  

ORAL BACTERIA LINKED TO PRETERM BIRTH

J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 571-572. [Full Text] [PDF]  

MEETINGS

J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 572. [Full Text] [PDF]  

APPOINTMENTS/ELECTIONS/AWARDS

J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 572. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 573. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CYBERNEWS:

CYBERNEWS

J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 575. [Full Text] [PDF]  

DENTISTRY & MEDICINE:

New national guidelines on hypertension: A summary for dentistry

WAYNE W. HERMAN, JOSEPH L. KONZELMAN, JR., and L. MICHAEL PRISANT
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 576-584. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The new blood pressure guidelines: A digest

MICHAEL GLICK
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 585-586. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

RESEARCH:

The effect of surface finishing and storage solutions on the color stability of resin-based composites

SHREENA B. PATEL, VALERIA V. GORDAN, ALLYSON A. BARRETT, and CHIAYI SHEN
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 587-594. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Perceptions of desirable tooth color among parents, dentists and children

JAY D. SHULMAN, GERARDO MAUPOMÉ, D. CHRISTOPHER CLARK, and STEVEN M. LEVY
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 595-604. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CLINICAL PRACTICE:

Clinical performance of large, all-ceramic CAD/CAM-generated restorations after three years: A pilot study

SVEN M. REICH, MANFRED WICHMANN, HEINER RINNE, and ADRIAN SHORTALL
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 605-612. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Diagnosing bulimia nervosa with parotid gland swelling

LOUIS MANDEL and SIAMAK ABAI
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 613-616. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Systemic amyloidosis manifesting as localized, severe periodontitis

SAMER KHOURY, JOSEPH J. DUSEK, GISSELA B. ANDERSON, and NADARAJAH VIGNESWARAN
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 617-623. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

OBSERVATIONS:

Making provisional restorations easy, predictable and economical

GORDON J. CHRISTENSEN
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 625-627. [Full Text] [PDF]  

COSMETIC & RESTORATIVE CARE:

Clinical evaluation of a combined in-office and take-home bleaching system

SIMONE DELIPERI, DAVID N. BARDWELL, and AIKATERINI PAPATHANASIOU
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 628-634. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A BETTER PRACTICE:

Employee incentive programs

Roger Levin
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 635-636. [Full Text] [PDF]  

TRENDS:

Assessing differences in hours worked between male and female dentists: An analysis of cross-sectional national survey data from 1979 through 1999

SURREY M. WALTON, GAYLE R. BYCK, JUDITH A. COOKSEY, and LINDA M. KASTE
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 637-645. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ADVANCES IN DENTAL PRODUCTS:

Fracture resistance of roots endodontically treated with a new resin filling material

FABRICIO B. TEIXEIRA, ERICA C. N. TEIXEIRA, JEFFREY Y. THOMPSON, and MARTIN TROPE
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 646-652. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

DENTISTRY & THE LAW:

Who’s liable when an employee quits because of sexual harassment?: Supreme Court to rule on employers’ liability for supervisors’ conduct

PETER M. SFIKAS
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 657-660. [Full Text] [PDF]  

WHAT ARE MY RESPONSIBILITIES TO A PATIENT WHO MAY HAVE AN EATING DISORDER?

Kenneth D. Jones, Jr.
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 661. [Full Text] [PDF]  

MAY I ADVERTISE USING THE NAME OF THE RETIRING DENTIST WHOSE PRACTICE I PURCHASED?

Kenneth D. Jones, Jr.
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 661-662. [Full Text] [PDF]  

FOR THE DENTAL PATIENT . . .:

Here comes the bride ...: ... and her teeth are nice and bright!

J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 679. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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