Journal of Oral Science Vol. 53, No.3, September, 2011



 Front Page (PDF 62 KB)

 
Editorial Staff (PDF 24 KB)

 
Contents (PDF 131 KB)



Review


     Toll-like receptors and their dual role in periodontitis: a review
         Mayank Hans and Veenu Madaan Hans. . .263
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     Bovine teeth as substitute for human teeth in dental research: a review of literature
         Ghaeth H. Yassen, Jeffrey A. Platt and Anderson T. Hara . . .273(PDF 683 KB)


Original


     Effects of polishing on surface roughness, gloss, and color of resin composites
         Yumiko Hosoya, Takanobu Shiraishi, Tetsuro Odatsu, Junichi Nagafuji, Mayumi Kotaku,
         Masashi Miyazaki and  John M. Powers . . .283(PDF 635 KB)

     Gingival crevicular fluid prostaglandin E2 level as a predictor of preterm low birth weight: a pilot investigation
         Fouzia Tarannum, Mohamed Faizuddin and Hemalata Madaiah . . .293(PDF 769 KB)

     Effect of laser irradiation conditions on the laser welding strength of cobalt-chromium and gold alloys
          Hisaji Kikuchi, Tomoko Kurotani, Masahiro Kaketani, Hisako Hiraguchi, Hideharu Hirose
          and Takayuki Yoneyama . . .301(PDF 1029 KB)

     Factors associated with prevalence of dental caries in Brazilian schoolchildren residing in Japan
         Lina Naomi Hashizume, Kayoko Shinada and Yoko Kawaguchi . . .307(PDF 636 KB)

    Associations between oral health behavior and anxiety about water fluoridation and motivation
     to establish water fluoridation in Japanese residents
         Sayaka Furukawa, Yoshinori Hagiwara, Chieko Taguchi, Akihito Turumoto
         and Seigo Kobayashi . . .313(PDF 653 KB)

     Temporomandibular joint injection with corticosteroid and local anesthetic for limited mouth opening
         Aveed Samiee, Daniel Sabzerou, Faraz Edalatpajouh, Glenn T. Clark and Saravanan Ram . . .321(PDF 879 KB)

     Expression of connexins and the effect of retinoic acid in oral keratinocytes
         Setsuko Hatakeyama, Toshinari Mikami, Wataru Habano and Yasunori Takeda . . .327(PDF 2867 KB)

     Association of testosterone and bone mineral density with tooth loss in men
     with chronic periodontitis
          Balendra P. Singh, Annu Makker, Arvind Tripathi, Man M. Singh and Vivek Gupta . . .333(PDF 787 KB)

     Relationship between dental anxiety and pain perception during scaling
         Sheetal Sanikop, Pallavi Agrawal and Suvarna Patil . . .341(PDF832 KB)

     Comparison of three treatment options for painful temporomandibular joint clicking
          Azam S. Madani and Amirtaher Mirmortazavi . . .349(PDF 718 KB)

     Additive effect of a diode laser on the antibacterial activity of 2.5% NaOCl, 2% CHX and MTAD
     against Enterococcus faecalis contaminating root canals: an in vitro study
          Payman Mehrvarzfar, Mohammad Ali Saghiri, Armen Asatourian, Reza Fekrazad,
          Kasra Karamifar, Gita Eslami and Bahareh Dadresanfar. . . 355(PDF 1183 KB)

     Odontogenic cysts: a retrospective study of 1227 cases in an Iranian population from 1987 to 2007
        Mohammad J. Sharifian and Maryam Khalili 361(PDF 750 KB)

      Modeling the theory of planned behavior for intention to improve oral health behaviors:
      the impact of attitudes, knowledge, and current behavior
          Alexandrina L. Dumitrescu, Madhu Wagle, Beatrice C. Dogaru and Bogdan Manolescu . . .369
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      Oral lesions associated with HIV infection before and during the antiretroviral therapy era
       in Ribeirao Preto, Brazil
          Alan G. Louren?o, Ana Carolina F. Motta, Luis Tadeu M. de Figueiredo, Alcyone A. Machado
           and Marilena C. Komesu . . .379(PDF 680 KB)

      In vitro biocompatibility of novel Au-Pt-based metal-ceramic alloys
           Anthony Johnson, Takanobu Shiraishi and Kathryn Hurrell-Gillingham. . . 387(PDF 1099 KB)

      Endodontic surgery failure: SEM analysis of root-end filling
            Silvio Taschieri, Raphael Bettach, Alessandra Lolato, Laura Moneghini
            and Massimo Del Fabbro. . . 393(PDF 2109 KB)


Case Report


      Management of an extensive invasive root resorptive lesion with mineral trioxide aggregate: a case report
            Farzad Danesh, Kasra Karamifar and Paul V. Abbott. . . 397(PDF1777 KB)

      Bilateral supplemental maxillary central incisors: a case report
           Manoj K. Hans, Shashit Shetty, Rhitu Shekhar and Sanjula Sirohi . . .403(PDF 957KB)

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