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J Am Dent Assoc, Vol 132, No 6, 720.
© 2001 American Dental Association
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LETTERS

WINCING AT GENDER

I have a different response from the readers who felt your title, "Clinical Implications of Sex in Acute Temporomandibular Disorders" (January JADA), was misleading. As an amateur grammarian, I wince every time I see the word "gender" used in scientific articles.

The JADA editor was correct. The word "gender" is a grammatical term among those languages that have masculine, feminine or neuter nouns. It is not meant to refer to people or to other animals.



Donna B. Hurowitz, D.D.S.
San Francisco



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