EDITORIAL:

The Dirt on Being Clean: Or, Why More Children Develop Asthma

Michael Glick
J Am Dent Assoc 2007; 138(9): 1188-1189. [Full Text] [PDF]  

LETTERS:

DENTISTRY AT THE MOVIES

Eric K. Curtis
J Am Dent Assoc 2007; 138(9): 1190-1191. [Full Text] [PDF]  

LOGIC PREVAILS

Michael Cook
J Am Dent Assoc 2007; 138(9): 1191. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CALCIFIED CAROTID ARTERY ATHEROMAS

Arthur H. Friedlander
J Am Dent Assoc 2007; 138(9): 1191-1192. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Authors’ response

Muralidhar Mupparapu and Irene Kim
J Am Dent Assoc 2007; 138(9): 1192-1193. [Full Text] [PDF]  

NEWS:

TONSILS MAY PLAY A ROLE IN HIV TRANSMISSION

J Am Dent Assoc 2007; 138(9): 1194. [Full Text] [PDF]  

TOOTHBRUSHING TRAUMA MAY HELP KEEP GINGIVAE HEALTHY

J Am Dent Assoc 2007; 138(9): 1194. [Full Text] [PDF]  

GUM DISEASE, ORAL BONE LOSS LINKED IN WOMEN

J Am Dent Assoc 2007; 138(9): 1194-1195. [Full Text] [PDF]  

JADA Preview

J Am Dent Assoc 2007; 138(9): 1195. [Full Text] [PDF]  

MEETINGS

J Am Dent Assoc 2007; 138(9): 1195. [Full Text] [PDF]  

APPOINTMENTS/ELECTIONS/AWARDS

J Am Dent Assoc 2007; 138(9): 1195-1196. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

J Am Dent Assoc 2007; 138(9): 1196-1197. [Full Text] [PDF]  

COVER STORY:

Oral Health Literacy Among Adult Patients Seeking Dental Care

Micheala Jones, Jessica Y. Lee, and R. Gary Rozier
J Am Dent Assoc 2007; 138(9): 1199-1208. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CLINICAL PRACTICE:

A Dose-Effect Analysis of Children’s Exposure to Dental Amalgam and Neuropsychological Function: The New England Children’s Amalgam Trial

David C. Bellinger, Felicia Trachtenberg, David Daniel, Annie Zhang, Mary A. Tavares, and Sonja McKinlay
J Am Dent Assoc 2007; 138(9): 1210-1216. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Denture-Related Osteonecrosis of the Maxilla Associated With Oral Bisphosphonate Treatment

Liran Levin, Amir Laviv, and Devorah Schwartz-Arad
J Am Dent Assoc 2007; 138(9): 1218-1220. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Vitamin and Mineral Supplements: What Is the Dentist to Do?

Riva Touger-Decker
J Am Dent Assoc 2007; 138(9): 1222-1226. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

RESEARCH:

The Antimicrobial and Antifungal Activity of a Root Canal Core Material

Emre Bodrumlu and Tayfun Alaçam
J Am Dent Assoc 2007; 138(9): 1228-1232. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

An Evaluation of DNA Yield, DNA Quality and Bite Registration From a Dental Impression Wafer

Mark A. Ellis, Fengyu Song, Edwin T. Parks, George J. Eckert, Jeffrey A. Dean, and L. Jack Windsor
J Am Dent Assoc 2007; 138(9): 1234-1240. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hypnotizability, Absorption and Negative Cognitions as Predictors of Dental Anxiety: Two Pilot Studies

Jeannie D. DiClementi, Jennifer Deffenbaugh, and Daniel Jackson
J Am Dent Assoc 2007; 138(9): 1242-1250. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Condylar and Disk Position and Signs and Symptoms of Temporomandibular Disorders in Stress-Free Subjects

José Osmar Vasconcelos Filho, Alynne Vieira de Menezes, Deborah Queiroz de Freitas, Flávio Ricardo Manzi, Frab Norberto Bóscolo, and Solange Maria de Almeida
J Am Dent Assoc 2007; 138(9): 1251-1255. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

OBSERVATIONS:

Ongoing Changes in Fixed Prosthodontics, 2007

Gordon J. Christensen
J Am Dent Assoc 2007; 138(9): 1257-1259. [Full Text] [PDF]  

A BETTER PRACTICE:

Taking Control of the Dental Practice

Roger P. Levin
J Am Dent Assoc 2007; 138(9): 1261-1262. [Full Text] [PDF]  

ETHICAL MOMENT:

Is It Ethical to Tell a Patient to Sue a Former Dentist?

J Am Dent Assoc 2007; 138(9): 1264-1265. [Full Text] [PDF]  

FOR THE DENTAL PATIENT ...:

A look at toothbrushes

J Am Dent Assoc 2007; 138(9): 1288. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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