COMMENTARY:

Temporomandibular disorders: A term past its time?

Daniel M. Laskin
J Am Dent Assoc 2008; 139: 124-128. [Full Text] [PDF]  

LETTERS:

Dentin Bond Strength

Richard R. Scherf
J Am Dent Assoc 2008; 139: 129. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Author’s response

Gordon J. Christensen
J Am Dent Assoc 2008; 139: 129. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Access In India

Meghashyam Bhat
J Am Dent Assoc 2008; 139: 129-130. [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Nun Study

Ira L. Shapira
J Am Dent Assoc 2008; 139: 130-131. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Author’s response

Pamela Stein
J Am Dent Assoc 2008; 139: 131. [Full Text] [PDF]  

NEWS:

Salivary Test Identifies Head and Neck Cancer

J Am Dent Assoc 2008; 139: 132. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Type 2 Diabetes Risk Higher in Smokers

J Am Dent Assoc 2008; 139: 132-133. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Note on December JADA

J Am Dent Assoc 2008; 139: 132. [Full Text] [PDF]  

JADA Preview

J Am Dent Assoc 2008; 139: 133. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Older Adults Benefit Most From Fluoridation

J Am Dent Assoc 2008; 139: 133. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Meetings

J Am Dent Assoc 2008; 139: 133-134. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Appointments/Elections/Awards

J Am Dent Assoc 2008; 139: 134. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Calendar of Events

J Am Dent Assoc 2008; 139: 134-135. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cover Story:

Neurological outcomes in children with and without amalgam-related mercury exposure: Seven years of longitudinal observations in a randomized trial

Martin Lauterbach, Isabel P. Martins, Alexandre Castro-Caldas, Mario Bernardo, Henrique Luis, Helena Amaral, Jorge Leitão, Michael D. Martin, Brenda Townes, Gail Rosenbaum, James S. Woods, and Timothy DeRouen
J Am Dent Assoc 2008; 139: 138-145. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data]  

CLINICAL PRACTICE:

Hyposalivation, xerostomia and the complete denture: A systematic review

Michael Turner, Leila Jahangiri, and Jonathan A. Ship
J Am Dent Assoc 2008; 139: 146-150. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Drug-induced paraparotid fat deposition in patients with HIV: Case reports

Louis Mandel and David Alfi
J Am Dent Assoc 2008; 139: 152-157. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Indurated tongue lesion

Satish K.S. Kumar, Amen Dhyllon, and Parish P. Sedghizadeh
J Am Dent Assoc 2008; 139: 159-161. [Full Text] [PDF]  

RESEARCH:

Hypodontia as a risk marker for epithelial ovarian cancer: A case-controlled study

Leigh A. Chalothorn, Cynthia S. Beeman, Jeffrey L. Ebersole, G. Thomas Kluemper, E. Preston Hicks, Richard J. Kryscio, Christopher P. DeSimone, and Susan C. Modesitt
J Am Dent Assoc 2008; 139: 163-169. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Comparing diet, oral hygiene and caries status of adult methamphetamine users and nonusers: A pilot study

Kimberly A. Morio, Teresa A. Marshall, Fang Qian, and Teresa A. Morgan
J Am Dent Assoc 2008; 139: 171-176. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Adverse events associated with chlorhexidine use: Results from the Department of Veterans Affairs Dental Diabetes Study

Linda C. McCoy, Carolyn J. Wehler, Sharron E. Rich, Raul I. Garcia, Donald R. Miller, and Judith A. Jones
J Am Dent Assoc 2008; 139: 178-183. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT:

Asset protection: Why a preventive approach is the best insurance against liability

Ellen Rinaldi and Alisa Shin
J Am Dent Assoc 2008; 139: 185-189. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

OBSERVATIONS:

Three-unit fixed prostheses versus implant-supported single crowns

Gordon J. Christensen
J Am Dent Assoc 2008; 139: 191-194. [Full Text] [PDF]  

A BETTER PRACTICE:

Who has time for effective communication?

Roger P. Levin
J Am Dent Assoc 2008; 139: 195-196. [Full Text] [PDF]  

ETHICAL MOMENT:

What Guidance Is There for Ethical Records Transfer and Fee Charges?

J Am Dent Assoc 2008; 139: 197-198. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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