Journal of Oral Science Vol. 45, No. 2 June 2003



Front page (PDF 457KB)

Editorial Staff (PDF 410KB)

Contents (PDF 511KB)


    Review
Bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs): how do they function and what can they offer the clinician?
          Nikitas Sykaras and Lynne A.Opperman...57
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    Original
Altered pre- and postsynaptic dopamine receptor functions in spontaneously hypertensive rat: an animal model of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
          Satoshi Fujita, Hiroko Okutsu, Haruhiko Yamaguchi, Shin Nakamura, Kazunori Adachi,
          Tadashi Saigusa and Noriaki Koshikawa...75 (PDF 702KB)

Hyaluronan (hyaluronic acid) and its regulation in human saliva by hyaluronidase and its inhibitors
          Michael Anthony Pogrel, Marie Anne Low and Robert Stern . . . 85 (PDF 585KB)

Does a clinical evaluation of oral cleanliness correlate with caries incidence in preschool children? Findings from a cohort study
          Mitsuko Seki, Fumiyuki Karakama and Yoshihisa Yamashita . . . 93 (PDF 435KB)

The cell extract of Porphyromonas gingivalis promotes attachment of Prevotella nigrescens cells to hydroxyapatite
          Yasuyuki Hirano, Kouichiro Kuroda, Muneaki Tamura and Kunio Hayashi . . . 99 (PDF 584KB)

Detection of Helicobacter pylori in recurrent aphthous ulceration by nested PCR
          Anak Iamaroon, Siriporn Chaimano, Sukanya Linpisarn, Surawut Pongsiriwet
          and Kannikar Phornphutkul . .107 (PDF 536KB)

Production of antibody against a synthetic peptide of Porphyromonas gingivalis 40-kDa outer membrane protein
          Yoshiaki Tsurumi, Mitsuo Hayakawa, Yasuko Shibata and Yoshimitsu Abiko . . . 111
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    Case report
Oral findings in Noonan syndrome: report of a case
          Mitsugi Okada, Naoko Sasaki, Yasutaka Kaihara, Rinzo Okada, Hideaki Amano, Kazuo Miura
          and Katsuyuki Kozai . . . 117
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Acknowledgments  (PDF 32KB)
Instruction to Contributors (PDF 407KB)