March 2009

Review Articles

Periodontal and Endodontic Regeneration
• Jill D. Bashutski,
• Hom-Lay Wang
Published in issue: March 2009
p321-328

Pulse Oximetry: Review of a Potential Aid in Endodontic Diagnosis
• Hamid Jafarzadeh,
• Paul A. Rosenberg
Published in issue: March 2009
p329-333

Clinical Research

Cracked Tooth Syndrome: Characteristics and Distribution among Adults in a Nigerian Teaching Hospital
• Christopher I. Udoye,
• Hamid Jafarzadeh
Published in issue: March 2009
p334-336

Analysis of the Internal Anatomy of Maxillary First Molars by Using Different Methods
• Flares Baratto Filho,
• Suellen Zaitter,
• Gisele Aihara Haragushiku,
• Edson Alves de Campos,
• Allan Abuabara,
• Gisele Maria Correr
Published in issue: March 2009
p337-342
Articaine for Supplemental Buccal Mandibular Infiltration Anesthesia in Patients with Irreversible Pulpitis When the Inferior Alveolar Nerve Block Fails
• Rachel Matthews,
• Melissa Drum,
• Al Reader,
• John Nusstein,
• Mike Beck
Published in issue: March 2009
p343-346

Identification and Characterization of Clinically Isolated Biofilm-forming Gram-positive Rods from Teeth Associated with Persistent Apical Periodontitis
• Kazuyoshi Yamane,
• Kan Ogawa,
• Masahiro Yoshida,
• ...
• Hirokazu Hojoh,
• Kai-Poon Leung,
• Hisanori Fukushima
Published in issue: March 2009
p347-352

A Microcomputed Tomographic Study of Canal Isthmuses in the Mesial Root of Mandibular First Molars in a Chinese Population
• Lisha Gu,
• Xi Wei,
• Junqi Ling,
• Xiangya Huang
Published in issue: March 2009
p353-356

Basic Research

Biology


Periapical Microsurgery: An In Vivo Evaluation of Endodontic Root-End Filling Materials
• Peter Zahi Tawil,
• Martin Trope,
• Alice E. Curran,
• ...
• Anna Kirakozova,
• Derek J. Duggan,
• Fabricio B. Teixeira
Published in issue: March 2009
p357-362

Up-regulation of Receptor Activator Nuclear Factor–Kappa B Ligand Expression by Root Canal Sealers in Human Osteoblastic Cells
• Fu-Mei Huang,
• Shiuan-Shinn Lee,
• Shun-Fa Yang,
• Yu-Chao Chang
Published in issue: March 2009
p363-366

Simvastatin Induces the Odontogenic Differentiation of Human Dental Pulp Stem Cells In Vitro and In Vivo
• Yosuke Okamoto,
• Wataru Sonoyama,
• Mitsuaki Ono,
• ...
• Tatsuji Yasuda,
• Songtao Shi,
• Takuo Kuboki
Published in issue: March 2009
p367-372

Neodymium-doped Yttrium-Aluminium-Garnet Laser Irradiation Abolishes the Increase in Interleukin-6 Levels Caused by Peptidoglycan through the p38 Mitogen-activated Protein Kinase Pathway in Human Pulp Cells
• Hideki Shiba,
• Hidehiro Tsuda,
• Mikihito Kajiya,
• ...
• Takamune Hino,
• Hiroyuki Kawaguchi,
• Hidemi Kurihara
Published in issue: March 2009
p373-376

Expression of a Novel PDGF Isoform, PDGF-C, in Experimental Periapical Lesions
• Li Wang,
• Rui Zhang,
• Bin Peng
Published in issue: March 2009
p377-381

Hepatocyte Growth Factor Exerts Promoting Functions on Murine Dental Papilla Cells
• Ruimin Li,
• Li Peng,
• Libin Ren,
• Hong Tan,
• Ling Ye
Published in issue: March 2009
p382-388

Technology


The Effect of Root Preparation Technique and Instrumentation Length on the Development of Apical Root Cracks
• Carlos G. Adorno,
• Takatomo Yoshioka,
• Hideaki Suda
Published in issue: March 2009
p389-392

The Effect of EDTA with and without Ultrasonics on Removal of the Smear Layer
• Hong-Guan Kuah,
• Jeen-Nee Lui,
• Patrick S.K. Tseng,
• Nah-Nah Chen
Published in issue: March 2009
p393-396

A Comparative Study on the Frequency, Location, and Direction of Accessory Canals Filled With the Hydraulic Vertical Condensation and Continuous Wave of Condensation Techniques
• Fabiola Ormiga Galvão Barbosa,
• Heloísa Gusman,
• Marcos Cesar Pimenta de Araújo
Published in issue: March 2009
p397-400

Cyclic Fatigue Analysis of a New Generation of Nickel Titanium Rotary Instruments
• C. Michael Larsen,
• Ikuya Watanabe,
• Gerald N. Glickman,
• Jianing He
Published in issue: March 2009
p401-403

An In Vitro Comparison of Torsional Stress and Cyclic Fatigue Resistance of ProFile GT and ProFile GT Series X Rotary Nickel-Titanium Files
• Thomas R. Kramkowski,
• James Bahcall
Published in issue: March 2009
p404-407

Use of Nickel-Titanium Rotary PathFile to Create the Glide Path: Comparison With Manual Preflaring in Simulated Root Canals
• Elio Berutti,
• Giuseppe Cantatore,
• Arnaldo Castellucci,
• ...
• Francesco Pera,
• Giuseppe Migliaretti,
• Damiano Pasqualini
Published in issue: March 2009
p408-412

The Effect of Three Composite Fiber Insertion Techniques on Fracture Resistance of Root-filled Teeth
• Parnian Alizadeh Oskoee,
• Amir Ahmad Ajami,
• Elmira Jafari Navimipour,
• Siavash Savadi Oskoee,
• Jafar Sadjadi
Published in issue: March 2009
p413-416

Case Report

Clinical Techniques


Endodontic Treatment and Hypotheses on an Unusual Case of Dens Invaginatus
• Paola Demartis,
• Cristina Dessì,
• Marina Cotti,
• Elisabetta Cotti
Published in issue: March 2009
p417-421

The Impact of Dental Devices on Neurostimulators
• Steven Roberts,
• John R. Vender,
• Mark S. Causey,
• ...
• Robert J. Loushine,
• Walter J. Morris,
• Stephen W. Looney
Published in issue: March 2009
p422-425

AAE '09 Abstracts of Reasearch
Published in issue: March 2009
p426-460

President's Message
Published in issue: March 2009
p461

News
Published in issue: March 2009
p462-463

Call for Submitted Presentations
Published in issue: March 2009
p464

News
Published in issue: March 2009
p465

Associate Registry
Published in issue: March 2009
p466-473

CE Registry
Published in issue: March 2009
p473

Frontmatter

Editorial Board
Published in issue: March 2009
A2
Table of Contents
Published in issue: March 2009
A5-A6