Journal of Oral Science Vol. 45, No.4 December 2003


Front page (PDF 846KB)

Editorial Staff (PDF 811KB)

Contents (PDF 513KB)

  Original

Detection of Streptococcus anginosus and 8-hydroxy-deoxyguanosine in saliva
                 Naoyuki Sugano, Kyosuke Yokoyama, Maiko Oshikawa, Kyoichi Kumagai,
                 Masatoshi Takane, Hajime Tanaka and Koichi Ito .181
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GABAA receptors in the nucleus accumbens core modulate turning behavior induced by dopamine receptor stimulation
                 Gaku Akiyama, Hiroko Ikeda, Satoshi Matsuzaki, Michiko Sato, Shoko Moribe
                 and Noriaki Koshikawa . . .185 (PDF 670KB)
Fluoride availability and stability of Japanese dentifrices
                 Lina Naomi Hashizume, Ynara Bosco de Oliveira Lima,Yoko Kawaguchi
                 and Jaime Aparecido Cury . . . 193 (PDF 446KB)
The anti-adherence effect of Piper betle and Psidium guajava extracts on the adhesion of early settlers in dental plaque to saliva-coated glass surfaces
                 Fathilah Abdul Razak and Zubaidah Haji Abd Rahim . . . 201 (PDF 600KB)
Investigation of the bone tissue response to glass-ionomer microimplants in the canine maxillary alveolar ridge
                 Nikola Buric, Goran Jovanovic, Dragan Krasic and Ljiljana Kesic . . .207 (PDF 1,294KB
Histogenesis and disappearance of the teeth of the Mekong giant catfish, Pangasianodon gigas (Teleostei)
                Yoshiko Kakizawa and Wanpen Meenakarn . . . 213 (PDF 4,185KB)

   Case report

Calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate arthropathy with condylar destruction of the temporomandibular joint
                Hitoshi Osano, Koichi Matsumoto and Mikio Kusama . . . 223 (PDF 815KB)
Treatment planning in a case of restoration of the maxilla and mandible using osseointegrated implants with
four types of bone graft

                Minoru Hori, Katsuhiko Kaneko, Daisuke Harada, Kouji Nakanishi,
                Takayoshi Tanaka, Teruhiko Ishii and Hiroshi Tanaka . . .227 (PDF2,178KB)

   Short communication

Is there evidence of a sphincter system in Wharton's duct? Etiological factors related to sialolith formation
                Afshin Teymoortash, Annette Ramaswamy and Jochen Alfred Werner . . . 233(PDF 853KB)