COMMENTARY:

Chronic diseases: Transmittable pathogens and cultural traits

Michael Glick
J Am Dent Assoc 2006; 137: 1204-1206. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nutrition and dental medicine: Where is the connection?

Dominick DePaola and Riva Touger-Decker
J Am Dent Assoc 2006; 137: 1208-1209. [Full Text] [PDF]  

LETTERS:

A MESSAGE FROM THE DIVISION OF SCIENCE

American Dental Association Division of Science
J Am Dent Assoc 2006; 137: 1210-1211. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Authors’ response

Dana Boyd Barr, John R. Barr, Antonia M. Calafat, Larry L. Needham, Carol Rubin, and Renée Joskow
J Am Dent Assoc 2006; 137: 1211-1212. [Full Text] [PDF]  

MINERAL TRIOXIDE AGGREGATE

Howard L. Needleman
J Am Dent Assoc 2006; 137: 1212. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Author’s response

David E. Witherspoon
J Am Dent Assoc 2006; 137: 1212. [Full Text] [PDF]  

ETHICAL QUESTION

Eugene G. Porcelli
J Am Dent Assoc 2006; 137: 1212-1213. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Author’s response

Beverly A. Largent
J Am Dent Assoc 2006; 137: 1213. [Full Text] [PDF]  

DEPENDING ON VACCINES

Steve K. Harrel
J Am Dent Assoc 2006; 137: 1213-1214. [Full Text] [PDF]  

DENTAL EDUCATION

Kenneth L. Kalkwarf
J Am Dent Assoc 2006; 137: 1214-1215. [Full Text] [PDF]  

MORE ON EDUCATION

Todd Thierer
J Am Dent Assoc 2006; 137: 1215. [Full Text] [PDF]  

BUSINESS TRAINING

Jeffrey M. Kahn
J Am Dent Assoc 2006; 137: 1215-1216. [Full Text] [PDF]  

NEWS:

PERIODONTAL BACTERIA, HEART DISEASE MAY BE LINKED

J Am Dent Assoc 2006; 137: 1227. [Full Text] [PDF]  

MOLECULAR APPROACH TO EARLY CANCER DETECTION DEVELOPED

J Am Dent Assoc 2006; 137: 1227. [Full Text] [PDF]  

MEDICATION ERROR REPORT PROMPTS RECOMMENDATIONS

J Am Dent Assoc 2006; 137: 1227-1228. [Full Text] [PDF]  

MEETINGS

J Am Dent Assoc 2006; 137: 1228-1229. [Full Text] [PDF]  

APPOINTMENTS/ELECTIONS/AWARDS

J Am Dent Assoc 2006; 137: 1228-1229. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

J Am Dent Assoc 2006; 137: 1229. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CYBERNEWS:

CYBERNEWS

J Am Dent Assoc 2006; 137: 1230. [Full Text] [PDF]  

COVER STORY:

Assessing patients’ caries risk

Margherita Fontana and Domenick T. Zero
J Am Dent Assoc 2006; 137: 1231-1239. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CLINICAL PRACTICE:

Alzheimer’s disease: Psychopathology, medical management and dental implications

Arthur H. Friedlander, Dean C. Norman, Michael E. Mahler, Keith M. Norman, and John A. Yagiela
J Am Dent Assoc 2006; 137: 1240-1251. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data]  

An evaluation of search and selection methods used in dental systematic reviews published in English

Michael P. Major, Paul W. Major, and Carlos Flores-Mir
J Am Dent Assoc 2006; 137: 1252-1257. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data]  

Translating the new dietary guidelines

Teresa A. Marshall
J Am Dent Assoc 2006; 137: 1258-1260. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

RESEARCH:

A comparison of the efficacy of Er,Cr:YSGG laser and rotary instrumention in root canal débridement

Daniel A. Radatti, J. Craig Baumgartner, and J. Gordon Marshall
J Am Dent Assoc 2006; 137: 1261-1266. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Headache impact in patients with orofacial pain

Somsak Mitrirattanakul and Robert L. Merrill
J Am Dent Assoc 2006; 137: 1267-1274. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Internal contamination of air-driven low-speed handpieces and attached prophy angles

Judith R. Chin, Chris H. Miller, and Charles John Palenik
J Am Dent Assoc 2006; 137: 1275-1280. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

SPECIAL REPORT:

‘Research is in my blood’: Dr. Lorne Golub, developer of Periostat, receives the ADA’s Gold Medal Award for Excellence in Dental Research

Jennifer Garvin
J Am Dent Assoc 2006; 137: 1281-1282. [Full Text] [PDF]  

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT:

From production to performance: Solving the positioning dilemma in dental practice

James Armstrong, Leyland Pitt, and Pierre Berthon
J Am Dent Assoc 2006; 137: 1283-1288. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

TRENDS:

Computer-aided design and fabrication of dental restorations: Current systems and future possibilities

Joerg R. Strub, E. Dianne Rekow, and Siegbert Witkowski
J Am Dent Assoc 2006; 137: 1289-1296. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

OBSERVATIONS:

Is the wide range in crown fees justifiable?

Gordon J. Christensen
J Am Dent Assoc 2006; 137: 1297-1299. [Full Text] [PDF]  

A BETTER PRACTICE:

What hinders true potential?

Roger Levin
J Am Dent Assoc 2006; 137: 1300-1301. [Full Text] [PDF]  

ETHICAL MOMENT:

SHOULD A DENTIST DISCLOSE THAT HE IS PAYING FOR THE PUBLICATION OF HIS NEWSPAPER COLUMN?

J Am Dent Assoc 2006; 137: 1302-1303. [Full Text] [PDF]  

ASSOCIATION REPORT:

The use of dental radiographs: Update and recommendations

American Dental Association Council on Scientific Affairs
J Am Dent Assoc 2006; 137: 1304-1312. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

FOR THE DENTAL PATIENT ...:

Dietary Guidelines for Americans and MyPyramid

J Am Dent Assoc 2006; 137: 1344. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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