Journal of Oral Science Vol. 54, No. 1, March, 2012


  Front Page (PDF494 KB)

  Editorial Staff (PDF 594 KB)

  Contents (PDF570 KB)



 Review



           Biological plaque control: novel therapeutic approach to periodontal disease
                Naoyuki Sugano. . . 1(PDF 827 KB)



 Original



           Butyric acid induces apoptosis in both human monocytes and lymphocytes equivalently
                Kazumasa Abe . . .7(PDF 1464 KB)


           Inhibitory activity of Aloe vera gel on some clinically isolated cariogenic and periodontopathic
           bacteria
               Mohammadmehdi Fani and Jamshid Kohanteb . . .15(PDF 704 KB)


           Reduced production of polymeric immunoglobulin receptor in murine dextran sodium
           sulfate-induced colitis
               Hatakazu Takiguchi, Shigeki Endo, Daisuke Omagari, Ken Okabayashi, Toshi Watanabe,
               Masatake Asano and Kazuo Komiyama. . . 23(PDF 3345 KB)


          Melan-A/Mart-1- or HMB-45-positive melanocytes are not present in calcifying cystic
          odontogenic tumors (calcifying odontogenic cysts): a study in 13 Caucasian patients
              Konstantinos I. Tosios, Nikolaos Prountzos, Nikolaos Katsoulas, Ioannis G. Koutlas
              and Alexandra Sklavounou-Andrikopoulou . . .33(PDF 8752 KB)


          Effect of surface treatment on bond strength between an indirect composite material
          and a zirconia framework
              Futoshi Komine, Ryosuke Fushiki, Mai Koizuka, Kohei Taguchi, Shingo Kamio
              and Hideo Matsumura. . . 39(PDF3059 KB)


          Role of CTGF/CCN2 in reparative dentinogenesis in human dental pulp
              Koichiro Muromachi, Naoto Kamio, Takashi Matsumoto
              and Kiyoshi Matsushima . . .47(PDF 3846 KB)


          Influence of metal artifacts on in vivo micro-CT for orthodontic mini-implants
             Ken-ichiro Ejima, Saori Omasa, Mitsuru Motoyoshi, Yoshinori Arai, Yukiko Kai,
             Toshihiko Amemiya, Hisaya Yamada, Kazuya Honda and Noriyoshi Shimizu . . .55(PDF 1801 KB)


         Discovery of putative salivary biomarkers for Sjpgren's syndrome using high resolution
         mass spectrometry and bioinformatics
             Driss Zoukhri, Ian Rawe, Mabi Singh, Ashley Brown, Claire L. Kublin, Kevin Dawson,
             William F. Haddon, Earl L. White, Kathleen M. Hanley, Daniel Tuse, Wasyl Malyj
             and Athena Papas. . . 61(PDF 1867 KB)


         Activation-induced cytidine deaminase mRNA expression in oral squamous cell
         carcinoma-derived cell lines is upregulated by inflammatory cytokines
             Yuji Miyazaki, Harumi Inoue, Kentaro Kikuchi, Kuniyasu Ochiai and Kaoru Kusama 71(PDF 2865 KB)


         Prevalence of Porphyromonas gingivalis fimA genotypes in Japanese children
              Fumiko Hayashi, Mitsugi Okada, Yuki Oda, Taro Kojima and Katsuyuki Kozai . . .77(PDF 742 KB)


         Prevalence of oral mucosal disorders in institutionalized and non-institutionalized
         psychiatric patients: a study  from AVBR Hospital in central India
            Suwarna Dangore-Khasbage, Praveen H. Khairkar, Shirish S. Degwekar, Rahul R. Bhowate,
            Arvind S. Bhake, Adarshlata Singh and Vidya K. Lohe . . .85(PDF765KB)


         Analysis of the molecular structure of human enamel with fluorosis using micro-Raman spectroscopy
             Veronica Zavala-Alonso, Juan P. Loyola-Rodriguez, Humberto Terrones, Nuria Patino-Marin,
             Gabriel A. Marttinezez-Castanon and Kenneth Anusavice . . .93(PDF 997 KB)


        Qualitative evaluation of two endodontic obturation techniques: tapered single-cone method versus warm
        vertical condensation and injection system An in vitro study
            Lieven Robberecht, Thomas Colard and Anne Claisse-Crinquette. . . 99(PDF 1122 KB)


       Immunohistochemical expression of MMP-9 and VEGF in squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue
           Aguida Cristina G. Henriques, Felipe R. de Matos, Hebel C. Galvao and Roseana de A. Freitas . . .105(PDF 5981 KB)


       Use of the Arabic version of Oral Health Impact Profile-14 to evaluate the impact of periodontal disease
        on oral health-related quality of life among Jordanian adults
            Rola Al Habashneh, Yousef S. Khader and Shatha Salameh . . .113(PDF 858KB)


       Depth of cure and hardness of indirect composite materials polymerized with two metal halide laboratory
       curing units
           Mariko Nishimaki . . .121(PDF680KB)



  Case Report



       Treatment of perforating internal root resorption with MTA: a case report
           Eduardo Nunes, Frank F. Silveira, Janir A. Soares, Marco A. H. Duarte
           and Suelleng M. C. S. Soares. . . 127(PDF1824KB)


        Concrescence of permanent maxillary second and third molars: case report of non-surgical root canal
        treatment
            Denise Foran, Takashi Komabayashi and Louis M. Lin . . .133(PDF 1955 KB)

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