COMMENTARY:

Did you take your medications?: The dentist’s role in helping patients adhere to their drug regimen

Michael Glick
J Am Dent Assoc 2006; 137: 1636-1637. [Full Text] [PDF]  

LETTERS:

MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS

Curtis P. Hamann, Pamela A. Rodgers, and Kim M. Sullivan
J Am Dent Assoc 2006; 137: 1638. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Authors’ response

David Rempel, Hui Dong, and Peter Loomer
J Am Dent Assoc 2006; 137: 1638-1639. [Full Text] [PDF]  

A ‘COMMODITY-BASED MODEL’

Paul A. Palo
J Am Dent Assoc 2006; 137: 1639. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Author’s response

Gordon J. Christensen
J Am Dent Assoc 2006; 137: 1639. [Full Text] [PDF]  

NEWS:

PERIODONTAL TREATMENT DOES NOT REDUCE THE RISK OF PRETERM DELIVERY, STUDY FINDS

J Am Dent Assoc 2006; 137: 1642-1643. [Full Text] [PDF]  

MOLECULE THAT INDUCES BIOFILM DISPERSION DISCOVERED

J Am Dent Assoc 2006; 137: 1643-1644. [Full Text] [PDF]  

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PERIODONTOLOGY RESPONDS TO STUDY FINDINGS

J Am Dent Assoc 2006; 137: 1643. [Full Text] [PDF]  

MEETINGS

J Am Dent Assoc 2006; 137: 1644. [Full Text] [PDF]  

APPOINTMENTS/ELECTIONS/AWARDS

J Am Dent Assoc 2006; 137: 1644-1645. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

J Am Dent Assoc 2006; 137: 1645-1646. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CYBERNEWS:

CYBERNEWS

J Am Dent Assoc 2006; 137: 1648. [Full Text] [PDF]  

COVER STORY:

A meta-analysis of six-month studies of antiplaque and antigingivitis agents

John C. Gunsolley
J Am Dent Assoc 2006; 137: 1649-1657. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data]  

CLINICAL PRACTICE:

Chemomechanical caries removal in children: Efficacy and efficiency

Mathilde C. Peters, Michael H. Flamenbaum, Nnenna N. Eboda, Robert J. Feigal, and Marita R. Inglehart
J Am Dent Assoc 2006; 137: 1658-1666. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Metastatic tumors in the jaws: A retrospective study of 114 cases

Nisha J. D’Silva, Don-John Summerlin, Kitrina G. Cordell, Rafik A. Abdelsayed, Charles E. Tomich, Carl T. Hanks, Dalbert Fear, and Samuel Meyrowitz
J Am Dent Assoc 2006; 137: 1667-1672. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Diagnostic tools for early caries detection

Andréa Ferreira Zandoná and Domenick T. Zero
J Am Dent Assoc 2006; 137: 1675-1684. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Correction to Figure 1]  

RESEARCH:

The significance of needle bevel orientation in achieving a successful inferior alveolar nerve block

Geoffrey Steinkruger, John Nusstein, Al Reader, Mike Beck, and Joel Weaver
J Am Dent Assoc 2006; 137: 1685-1691. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alcohol screening in dental patients: The prevalence of hazardous drinking and patients’ attitudes about screening and advice

Peter M. Miller, Michele C. Ravenel, Abigail E. Shealy, and Suzanne Thomas
J Am Dent Assoc 2006; 137: 1692-1698. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The radiographic outcomes of direct pulp-capping procedures performed by dental students: A retrospective study

Ahmad S. Al-Hiyasat, Kefah M. Barrieshi-Nusair, and Mohammad A. Al-Omari
J Am Dent Assoc 2006; 137: 1699-1705. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT:

Considerations in asset allocation: Investing wisely

Ellen Rinaldi
J Am Dent Assoc 2006; 137: 1706-1711. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ASSOCIATION REPORT:

Using mouthguards to reduce the incidence and severity of sports-related oral injuries

ADA COUNCIL ON ACCESS, PREVENTION AND INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; and ADA COUNCIL ON SCIENTIFIC AFFAIRS
J Am Dent Assoc 2006; 137: 1712-1720. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

OBSERVATIONS:

Are veneers conservative treatment?

Gordon J. Christensen
J Am Dent Assoc 2006; 137: 1721-1723. [Full Text] [PDF]  

A BETTER PRACTICE:

Improving case acceptance: A new paradigm for treatment plan presentations

Mark T. Murphy
J Am Dent Assoc 2006; 137: 1724-1726. [Full Text] [PDF]  

ETHICAL MOMENT:

WHAT ARE MY RESPONSIBILITIES WHEN ADVERTISING ON THE INTERNET?

Kenneth D. Jones
J Am Dent Assoc 2006; 137: 1727-1728. [Full Text] [PDF]  

FOR THE DENTAL PATIENT ...:

Protecting teeth with mouthguards

J Am Dent Assoc 2006; 137: 1772. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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