VIEWS:

Antibiotics: Is the end in sight?

MICHAEL GLICK
J Am Dent Assoc 2005; 136: 844-845. [Full Text] [PDF]  

LETTERS:

OCCLUSAL EQUILIBRATION

Warren D. Woods
J Am Dent Assoc 2005; 136: 846. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Author’s response

Arthur A. Dugoni
J Am Dent Assoc 2005; 136: 846-847. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Author’s response

Gordon J. Christensen
J Am Dent Assoc 2005; 136: 847. [Full Text] [PDF]  

MORE ABOUT OCCLUSION

Steve K. Harrel
J Am Dent Assoc 2005; 136: 847-848. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Author’s response

Gordon Christensen
J Am Dent Assoc 2005; 136: 848. [Full Text] [PDF]  

‘OBSERVATIONS’ QUESTIONED

Charles S. Greene, Gary D. Klasser, and Joel B. Epstein
J Am Dent Assoc 2005; 136: 848-849. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Author’s response

Gordon J. Christensen
J Am Dent Assoc 2005; 136: 849. [Full Text] [PDF]  

ASSESSING BRUXISM

Karen Raphael, Jack J. Klausner, Malvin N. Janal, and David A. Sirois
J Am Dent Assoc 2005; 136: 849-850. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Authors’ response

Alan G. Glaros, Karen Williams, and Leonard Lausten
J Am Dent Assoc 2005; 136: 850-851. [Full Text] [PDF]  

NEWS:

DR. RICHARD MASCOLA, PAST ADA PRESIDENT, DIES AT 68

James Berry
J Am Dent Assoc 2005; 136: 866. [Full Text] [PDF]  

RURAL RESIDENTS WITH ORAL PAIN WAIT TOO LONG BEFORE SEEKING HELP

J Am Dent Assoc 2005; 136: 866-867. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CORRECTION

J Am Dent Assoc 2005; 136: 867. [Full Text] [PDF]  

ANTIVIRAL THERAPY AFTER DENTAL TREATMENT MAY INHIBIT HERPESVIRUSES

J Am Dent Assoc 2005; 136: 867-868. [Full Text] [PDF]  

MEETINGS

J Am Dent Assoc 2005; 136: 868. [Full Text] [PDF]  

APPOINTMENTS/ELECTIONS/AWARDS

J Am Dent Assoc 2005; 136: 868. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

J Am Dent Assoc 2005; 136: 868-869. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CYBERNEWS:

CYBERNEWS

J Am Dent Assoc 2005; 136: 875. [Full Text] [PDF]  

COVER STORY:

Efficacy of three face masks in preventing inhalation of airborne contaminants in dental practice

LUIGI CHECCHI, MARCO MONTEVECCHI, ANNALISA MORESCHI, FRANCESCA GRAZIOSI, PAOLA TADDEI, and FRANCESCO SAVERIO VIOLANTE
J Am Dent Assoc 2005; 136: 877-882. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Characteristics of infection control programs in U.S. Air Force dental clinics: A survey

JENNIFER A. HARTE and DAVID G. CHARLTON
J Am Dent Assoc 2005; 136: 885-892. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

RESEARCH:

A visual analog scale for measuring dental fluorosis severity

ANYA P.G.F. VIEIRA, HERENIA P. LAWRENCE, HARDY LIMEBACK, FABIO C. SAMPAIO, and MARC GRYNPAS
J Am Dent Assoc 2005; 136: 895-901. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Oral health status of people with intellectual disabilities in the southeastern United States

MAUREEN L. PEZZEMENTI and MONICA A. FISHER
J Am Dent Assoc 2005; 136: 903-912. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Disinfectants’ effect on mercury release from amalgam

HOWARD W. ROBERTS, MIROSLAV MAREK, JOHN C. KUEHNE, and JAMES C. RAGAIN
J Am Dent Assoc 2005; 136: 915-919. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CLINICAL PRACTICE:

Intraorbital abscess: A rare complication after maxillary molar extraction

STEFAN STÜBINGER, CHRISTOPH LEIGGENER, ROBERT SADER, and CHRISTOPH KUNZ
J Am Dent Assoc 2005; 136: 921-925. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Florid cemento-osseous dysplasia and chronic diffuse osteomyelitis: Report of a simultaneous presentation and review of the literature

STEVEN R. SINGER, MURALIDHAR MUPPARAPU, and JOSEPH RINAGGIO
J Am Dent Assoc 2005; 136: 927-931. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

OBSERVATIONS:

Are snow-white teeth really so desirable?

GORDON J. CHRISTENSEN
J Am Dent Assoc 2005; 136: 933-935. [Full Text] [PDF]  

TRENDS:

Safety-net dental clinics: A viable model for access to dental care

GAYLE R. BYCK, JUDITH A. COOKSEY, and HOLLIS RUSSINOF
J Am Dent Assoc 2005; 136: 1013-1021. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The prevalence of alcohol, cigarette and illicit drug use and problems among dentists

GEORGE A. KENNA and MARK D. WOOD
J Am Dent Assoc 2005; 136: 1023-1032. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A BETTER PRACTICE:

Performance reviews

Roger Levin
J Am Dent Assoc 2005; 136: 1035-1036. [Full Text] [PDF]  

DENTISTRY & THE LAW:

To arbitrate or not to arbitrate

PETER M. SFIKAS
J Am Dent Assoc 2005; 136: 1042-1043. [Full Text] [PDF]  

FOR THE DENTAL PATIENT . . .:

When a filling needs to be replaced

J Am Dent Assoc 2005; 136: 1063. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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