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  • RESEARCH ARTICLE

    Analysis of Magnetic Resonance Images of Disk Positions and Deformities in 1,265 Patients with Temporomandibular Disorder

    Yong-Suk Choi, Jun-ichi Asaumi, Miki Hisatomi, Teruhisa Unetsubo, Yoshinobu Yanagi, Hidenobu Matsuzaki, Hironobu Konouchi, Eui-Hwan Hwang and Sang-Rae Lee

    The Open Dentistry Journal, 2009; 3: 1.
    Electronic Publication Date: March 6, 2009
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  • RESEARCH ARTICLE

    Effect of Flask Closure Method and Post-Pressing Time on the Displacement of Maxillary Denture Teeth

    Wagner A Negreiros, Rafael L.X Consani, Marcelo F Mesquita, Mario A.C Sinhoreti and Ivan R Faria

    The Open Dentistry Journal, 2009; 3: 21.
    Electronic Publication Date: March 6, 2009
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  • RESEARCH ARTICLE

    Acidogenic Potential of “Sugar-Free” Cough Drops

    John A Mayo and John R Ritchie

    The Open Dentistry Journal, 2009; 3: 26.
    Electronic Publication Date: March 6, 2009
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  • RESEARCH ARTICLE

    Short-Term Analysis of Human Dental Pulps After Direct Capping with Portland Cement

    Antonio Vinicius Holanda Barbosa, Gerhilde Callou Sampaio, Fábio Almeida Gomes, Daniel Pinto de Oliveira, Diana Santana de Albuquerque and Ana Paula Veras Sobral

    The Open Dentistry Journal, 2009; 3: 31.
    Electronic Publication Date: March 17, 2009
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  • RESEARCH ARTICLE

    Continuous and Short Fiber Reinforced Composite in Root Post-Core System of Severely Damaged Incisors

    Sufyan Garoushi, Pekka K Vallittu and Lippo V.J Lassila

    The Open Dentistry Journal, 2009; 3: 36.
    Electronic Publication Date: March 18, 2009
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  • RESEARCH ARTICLE

    Evaluation of Oral Mucosal Lesions in 598 Referred Iranian Patients

    Jahanfar Jahanbani, Leiv Sandvik, Torstein Lyberg and Eva Ahlfors

    The Open Dentistry Journal, 2009; 3: 42.
    Electronic Publication Date: March 27, 2009
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  • RESEARCH ARTICLE

    The Relationships between Two Different Drinking Water Fluoride Levels, Dental Fluorosis and Bone Mineral Density of Children

    S.R Grobler, A.J Louw, U.M.E Chikte, R.J Rossouw and T.J. van W Kotze

    The Open Dentistry Journal, 2009; 3: 48.
    Electronic Publication Date: April 3, 2009
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  • RESEARCH ARTICLE

    Cyclic Fatigue of Different Nickel-Titanium Rotary Instruments: A Comparative Study

    L. Testarelli, N.M Grande, G Plotino, M Lendini, G Pongione, G. De Paolis, F Rizzo, V Milana and G Gambarini

    The Open Dentistry Journal, 2009; 3: 55.
    Electronic Publication Date: April 16, 2009
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  • RESEARCH ARTICLE

    Association of Examination Rates with Children’s National Caries Indices in Finland

    Anna Liisa Suominen-Taipale, Eeva Widström and Reijo Sund

    The Open Dentistry Journal, 2009; 3: 59.
    Electronic Publication Date: April 16, 2009
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  • RESEARCH ARTICLE

    Extrusion of Endodontic Filling Materials: Medico-Legal Aspects. Two Cases

    Valeria Santoro, Piercarlo Lozito, Antonio De Donno, Felice Roberto Grassi and Francesco Introna

    The Open Dentistry Journal, 2009; 3: 68.
    Electronic Publication Date: April 16, 2009
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  • RESEARCH ARTICLE

    Applications of Surface-Enhanced Laser Desorption/Ionization Time-Of-Flight (SELDI-TOF) Mass Spectrometry in Defining Salivary Proteomic Profiles

    Sandra K Al-Tarawneh and Sompop Bencharit

    The Open Dentistry Journal, 2009; 3: 74.
    Electronic Publication Date: April 28, 2009
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  • RESEARCH ARTICLE

    Bacterial 16S rRNA/rDNA Profiling in the Liquid Phase of Human Saliva

    F Gu, Y Li, C Zhou, D.T.W Wong, C.M Ho, F Qi and W Shi

    The Open Dentistry Journal, 2009; 3: 80.
    Electronic Publication Date: April 28, 2009
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  • RESEARCH ARTICLE

    Characteristics of the Tooth in the Initial Movement: The Influence of the Restraint Site to the Periodontal Ligament and the Alveolar Bone

    Kyoko Shinya, Akikazu Shinya, Rizako Nakahara, Yuji Nakasone and Akiyoshi Shinya

    The Open Dentistry Journal, 2009; 3: 85.
    Electronic Publication Date: May 15, 2009
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  • RESEARCH ARTICLE

    Clinical and Histological Comparison of Extraction Socket Healing Following the Use of Autologous Platelet-Rich Fibrin Matrix (PRFM) to Ridge Preservation Procedures Employing Demineralized Freeze Dried Bone Allograft Material and Membrane

    B.I Simon, A.L Zatcoff, J.J.W Kong and S.M O’Connell

    The Open Dentistry Journal, 2009; 3: 92.
    Electronic Publication Date: May 20, 2009
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  • RESEARCH ARTICLE

    The Aponeurotic Tension Model of Craniofacial Growth in Man

    Richard G Standerwick and W. Eugene Roberts

    The Open Dentistry Journal, 2009; 3: 100.
    Electronic Publication Date: May 22, 2009
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  • RESEARCH ARTICLE

    The Influence of Sex Steroid Hormones on Gingiva of Women

    Eleni Markou, Boura Eleana, Tsalikis Lazaros and Konstantinides Antonios

    The Open Dentistry Journal, 2009; 3: 114.
    Electronic Publication Date: June 5, 2009
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  • RESEARCH ARTICLE

    In Vitro Evaluation of Enterococcus faecalis Adhesion on Various Endodontic Medicaments

    Gloria Denotti, Rosaria Piga, Caterina Montaldo, Matteo Erriu, Francesca Pilia, Alessandra Piras, Massimo De Luca and Germano Orrù

    The Open Dentistry Journal, 2009; 3: 120.
    Electronic Publication Date: June 9, 2009
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  • RESEARCH ARTICLE

    Structural and Ultra-Structural Features of the First Mandibular Molars of Young Rats Submitted to Pre and Postnatal Protein Deficiencies

    L.A Gonçalves, S.C Boldrini, T.S.O Capote, C.B Binotti, R.A Azeredo, D.T Martini, B Rosenberg, W.G Bautz and E.A Liberti

    The Open Dentistry Journal, 2009; 3: 125.
    Electronic Publication Date: June 09, 2009
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  • RESEARCH ARTICLE

    Acid Resistance of the Enamel in Primary Second Molars from Children with Down Syndrome and Cerebral Palsy

    David Keinan, Anna Radko, Patricia Smith and Uri Zilberman

    The Open Dentistry Journal, 2009; 3: 132.
    Electronic Publication Date: June 09, 2009
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    Impact and Flexural Strength, and Fracture Morphology of Acrylic Resins With Impact Modifiers

    Fernanda Faot, Leonardo H V Panza, Renata C M Rodrigues Garcia and Altair Antoninha Del Bel Cury

    The Open Dentistry Journal, 2009; 3: 137.
    Electronic Publication Date: June 29, 2009
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  • RESEARCH ARTICLE

    Oral Giant Cell Granuloma in a Patient with Glycogen Storage Disease

    Fabrício Rezende do Amaral, Vinicius Magalhães Carvalho, Marina Guimarães Fraga, Tânia Mara Pimenta Amaral, Carolina Cavaliéri Gomes and Ricardo Santiago Gomez

    The Open Dentistry Journal, 2009; 3: 144.
    Electronic Publication Date: June 29, 2009
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  • RESEARCH ARTICLE

    Benign Oral Masses in a Northern Jordanian Population-a Retrospective Study

    Taiseer Hussain Al-Khateeb

    The Open Dentistry Journal, 2009; 3: 147.
    Electronic Publication Date: July 28, 2009
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  • RESEARCH ARTICLE

    The Relationship Between Bleeding on Probing and Subgingival Deposits. An Endoscopical Evaluation

    Luigi Checchi, Marco Montevecchi, Vittorio Checchi and Franco Zappulla

    The Open Dentistry Journal, 2009; 3: 154.
    Electronic Publication Date: July 28, 2009
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  • RESEARCH ARTICLE

    Dental Fear: One Single Clinical Question for Measurement

    S. Jaakkola, P. Rautava, P. Alanen, M Aromaa, K Pienihäkkinen, H. Räihä, T. Vahlberg, M.-L. Mattila1 and M. Sillanpää

    The Open Dentistry Journal, 2009; 3: 161.
    Electronic Publication Date: July 28, 2009
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  • RESEARCH ARTICLE

    The Relationship Between the Mid-Point and Most-Prominent Point on the Labial Curve of Upper Anterior Teeth

    R.N. Smith, A.H Brook and M. Karmo

    The Open Dentistry Journal, 2009; 3: 167.
    Electronic Publication Date: July 28, 2009
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  • RESEARCH ARTICLE

    A Case of Unerupted Lower Primary Second Molar Associated with Compound Odontoma

    Unetsubo Teruhisa, Jun Murakami, Miki Hisatomi, Yoshinobu Yanagi and Jun-ichi Asaumi

    The Open Dentistry Journal, 2009; 3: 173.
    Electronic Publication Date: August 13, 2009
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  • RESEARCH ARTICLE

    Immunolocalization of Proteoglycans in Meckel’s Cartilage of the Rat

    Khansa Taha Ababneh and Taiseer Hussain Al-Khateeb

    The Open Dentistry Journal, 2009; 3: 177.
    Electronic Publication Date: August 22, 2009
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  • RESEARCH ARTICLE

    TNFA and IL10 Gene Polymorphisms are not Associated with Periodontitis in Brazilians

    P. R Moreira, J. E Costa, R. S Gomez, K. J Gollob and W. O Dutra

    The Open Dentistry Journal, 2009; 3: 184.
    Electronic Publication Date: September 7, 2009
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  • RESEARCH ARTICLE

    Effects of Clenbuterol, a β2-Adrenergic Agonist, on Sizes of Masseter, Temporalis, Digastric, and Tongue muscles

    Chieko Ishikawa, Takumi Ogawa, Tomoko Ikawa and Akira Yamane

    The Open Dentistry Journal, 2009; 3: 191.
    Electronic Publication Date: September 7, 2009
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  • RESEARCH ARTICLE

    Setting Reaction of Polyacid Modified Composite Resins or Compomers

    J.L.R Arrondo, M.I Collado, Soler I, R Triana and J Ellacuria

    The Open Dentistry Journal, 2009; 3: 197.
    Electronic Publication Date: September 16, 2009
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  • RESEARCH ARTICLE

    Young's Modulus and Degree of Conversion of Different Combination of Light-Cure Dental Resins

    N Emami and KJ Söderholm

    The Open Dentistry Journal, 2009; 3: 202.
    Electronic Publication Date: October 1, 2009
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  • RESEARCH ARTICLE

    Effect of Short-Time Povidone-Iodine Application on Osteoblast Proliferation and Differentiation

    P.R Schmidlin, T Imfeld, P Sahrmann, A Tchouboukov and F.E Weber

    The Open Dentistry Journal, 2009; 3: 208.
    Electronic Publication Date: October 16, 2009
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  • RESEARCH ARTICLE

    A Treatment Protocol for Restoring Occlusal Vertical Dimension Using an Overlay Removable Partial Denture as an Alternative to Extensive Fixed Restorations: A Clinical Report

    Mit B Patel and Sompop Bencharit

    The Open Dentistry Journal, 2009; 3: 213.
    Electronic Publication Date: October 30, 2009
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  • RESEARCH ARTICLE

    Effects of Aging and Cyclosporin A on Collagen Turnover in Human Gingiva

    N Gagliano, F Costa, G.M Tartaglia, L Pettinari, F Grizzi, C Sforza, N Portinaro, M Gioia and G Annoni

    The Open Dentistry Journal, 2009; 3: 219.
    Electronic Publication Date: November 5, 2009
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  • RESEARCH ARTICLE

    Adherence of Streptococcus mutans to Fiber-Reinforced Filling Composite and Conventional Restorative Materials

    Lippo V.J Lassila, Sufyan Garoushi, Johanna Tanner, Pekka K Vallittu and Eva Söderling

    The Open Dentistry Journal, 2009; 3: 227.
    Electronic Publication Date: December 4, 2009
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  • RESEARCH ARTICLE

    Analysis of the Performance of a Standardized Method for the Polishing of Methacrylic Resins

    Massimo Corsalini, Antonio Boccaccio, Luciano Lamberti, Carmine Pappalettere, Santo Catapano and Stefano Carossa

    The Open Dentistry Journal, 2009; 3: 233.
    Electronic Publication Date: December 4, 2009
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  • RESEARCH ARTICLE

    Need of Assistance with Daily Oral Hygiene Measures Among Nursing Home Resident Elderly Versus the Actual Assistance Received from the Staff

    Marianne Forsell, Petteri Sjögren and Olle Johansson

    The Open Dentistry Journal, 2009; 3: 241.
    Electronic Publication Date: December 30, 2009
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  • RESEARCH ARTICLE

    Influence of Prosthetic Screw Material on Joint Stability in Passive and Non-Passive Implant-Supported Dentures

    Aloísio Oro Spazzin, Guilherme Elias Pessanha Henriques, Mauro Antônio de Arruda Nóbilo, Rafael Leonardo Xediek Consani, Lourenço Correr-Sobrinho and Marcelo Ferraz Mesquita

    The Open Dentistry Journal, 2009; 3: 245.
    Electronic Publication Date: December 30, 2009
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        Ibtisam Al-Hashimi
        Department of Surgery
        University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
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        Biography of Ibtisam Al-Hashimi

        Dr. Al-Hashimi graduated with B.D.S and Diploma in Oral Surgery from the University of Bagdad. She received a Master degree and Ph.D. from the State University of New York, Buffalo. Currently, Dr. Al-Hashimi is a Professor at the Department of Surgery, Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery , The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas.

        Dr. Al-Hashimi has published over 160 scientific publications and she is a founding member of Salivary Dysfunction Clinic in Dallas. She is the recipient of 2009 Salivary Researcher of the year and she is the Editor-in-Chief of the Open Dentistry Journal.

        Department of Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, USA
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