VIEWS:

PROCEED WITH CAUTION

LAWRENCE H. MESKIN
J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 530-531. [PDF]  

LETTERS:

FOCAL INFECTION

Raul I. Garcia
J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 531-532. [PDF]  

MOUTH AND BODY

Thomas B. Fast
J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 532. [PDF]  

IT’S UP TO US

Steven J. Kerpen
J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 532. [PDF]  

EVIDENCE-BASED TREATMENT

Elliot Abt
J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 532. [PDF]  

IMPLANT ID CARDS

Lois Sohn
J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 532-533. [PDF]  

BRING BACK OBITUARIES

Charles E. Friedman
J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 533. [PDF]  

MORE ABOUT OBITS

James W. Orr
J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 533. [PDF]  

NEWS:

HARD AS ROCKS

J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 546. [PDF]  

RECYCLING TEETH

J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 546. [PDF]  

SALIVA TESTS FOR HEAD AND NECK CANCER

J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 546-548. [PDF]  

QUESTION OF THE MONTH

J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 547. [PDF]  

MEETINGS

J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 548. [PDF]  

APPOINTMENTS/ELECTIONS/AWARDS

J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 548-549. [PDF]  

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 549. [PDF]  

HEALTH MEDIA WATCH:

INTRAORAL FLUORIDE-RELEASING SYSTEMS EVALUATED

J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 550. [PDF]  

STOP, THIEF!

J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 550. [PDF]  

DEMENTIA AND PAIN PERCEPTION

J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 550-551. [PDF]  

BOOK REVIEWS:

THE GLOBAL VILLAGE OF DENTISTRY: By Titus Schleyer, D.M.D., Ph.D., Heiko Spallek, D.M.D., Ph.D., Gisela Spallek, M.D., Ph.D., Carol Stream, Ill., Quintessence, 164 pages, $32, 1998, ISBN 0867153458

Bernard A. Karshmer
J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 551-552. [PDF]  

BOOKS RECEIVED IN THE DEPARTMENT OF LIBRARY SERVICES

J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 552-553. [PDF]  

CYBERNEWS:

CyberNews

J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 562. [PDF]  

COVER STORY:

A CHARACTERIZATION OF FIRST-GENERATION FLOWABLE COMPOSITES

STEPHEN C. BAYNE, JEFFREY Y. THOMPSON, EDWARD J. SWIFT, JR., PERRY STAMATIADES, and MICHELLE WILKERSON
J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 567-577. [Abstract] [PDF]  

RESEARCH:

KNOWLEDGE, OPINIONS AND PRACTICES OF GENERAL DENTISTS REGARDING ORAL CANCER: A PILOT SURVEY

JANET YELLOWITZ, ALICE M. HOROWITZ, HAROLD S. GOODMAN, MARIA T. CANTO, and NAILA S. FAROOQ
J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 579-583. [Abstract] [PDF]  

CARIES PREVENTION BY CO₂ LASER TREATMENT: DEPENDENCY ON THE NUMBER OF PULSES USED

ZVI KANTOROWITZ, JOHN D.B. FEATHERSTONE, and DANIEL FRIED
J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 585-591. [Abstract] [PDF]  

CLINICAL PRACTICE:

CLINICAL SUCCESS OF CLASS V COMPOSITE RESIN RESTORATIONS WITHOUT MECHANICAL RETENTION

RICHARD B. MCCOY, MAXWELL H. ANDERSON, XAVIER LEPE, and GLEN H. JOHNSON
J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 593-599. [Abstract] [PDF]  

SYNTHETIC HAIR BRAID EXTENSION ARTIFACTS IN PANORAMIC RADIOGRAPHS

RONALD S. BROWN, MICHELE M. COLEMAN-BENNETT, and TERRI JONES-MATTHEWS
J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 601-604. [Abstract] [PDF]  

SPECIAL REPORT:

THE IMAGE OF DENTISTRY IN CONTEMPORARY CULTURE

IRWIN D. MANDEL
J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 607-613. [Abstract] [PDF]  

CLINICAL DIRECTIONS:

DRY BRUSHING LINGUAL SURFACES FIRST

TRISHA E. O’HEHIR and JEAN E. SUVAN
J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 614. [PDF]  

AN INFECTION CONTROL PROCEDURE THAT IS THE PATIENT’S RESPONSIBILITY

MARY ZOLNOWSKI-CASEY
J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 616-617. [PDF]  

TRENDS:

WORK FORCE TRENDS THAT INFLUENCE DENTAL SERVICE CAPACITY

L. JACKSON BROWN and VICKIE LAZAR
J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 619-622. [Abstract] [PDF]  

DENTISTRY AND THE LAW:

Latex Case Yields $1 Million Verdict

PETER M. SFIKAS
J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 624-625. [PDF]  

OBSERVATIONS:

AND WE ALL LIVED HAPPILY EVER AFTER: UNDERSTANDING THE BIOLOGICAL CONTROLS OF AGING

HAROLD C. SLAVKIN
J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 629-633. [PDF]  

NOSEBLEEDS MAY MEAN SOMETHING MUCH MORE SERIOUS: AN INTRODUCTION TO HHT

GORDON J. CHRISTENSEN
J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 635-637. [PDF]  

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