April 1996

Evaluation of cracks associated with ultrasonic root-end preparation
• Carol A. Layton,
• J. Gordon Marshall,
• Leslie A. Morgan,
• J. Craig Baumgartner
Published in issue: April 1996
p157-160

Histological response to titanium endodontic endosseous implants in dogs
• Francis R. Parreira,
• J. Douglas Bramwell,
• James O. Roahen,
• Leo Giambarresi
Published in issue: April 1996
p161-164

Scientific Article

Sealing ability of a new hydroxyapatite-containing endodontic sealer using lateral condensation and thermatic compaction of gutta-percha, in vitro
• Gianluca Gambarini,
• Michael Tagger
Published in issue: April 1996
p165-167
Characteristics and effects of calcified degenerative zones on the formation of hard tissue barriers in amputated canine dental pulp
• Tomie Higashi,
• Hiroshi Okamoto
Published in issue: April 1996
p168-172

Clinical Article

Comparison of radiographic and electronic working lengths
• Don H. Pratten,
• N.J. McDonald
Published in issue: April 1996
p173-176
Comparison of stainless steel and nickel-titanium instruments in molar root canal preparation
• Jeffrey A. Samyn,
• Jack I. Nicholls,
• James C. Steiner
Published in issue: April 1996
p177-181

Case Report

Use of an electronic apex locator on a cardiac pacemaker patient
• Curt W. Beach,
• J. Douglas Bramwell,
• Jeffrey W. Hutter
Published in issue: April 1996
p182-184
Long-term follow-up on C-shaped mandibular molars
• Domenico Ricucci,
• Elizeu Alvaro Pascon,
• Kaare Langeland
Published in issue: April 1996
p185-187

OR 1 Results of 94 endodontic microsurgeries using SuperEBA retrofill
R. Rubinstein* and S. Kim, Dept. of Endodont., U of Penn, Philadelphia, PA
Published in issue: April 1996
p188

OR 2 A single-step technique for apical retrofillings which reduces microleakage
E.S. Reeh* & E.C. COMBE. Minnesota Dental Research Center for Biomaterials and Biomechanics, University of MN
Published in issue: April 1996
p188

OR 3 Evaluation of healing using internal matrix to repair furcation perforations in primate teeth
Mary Rafter, Mark Baker*, Mario Alves, Jon Daniel, Nijole A. Remeikis. Univ. of IL at chicago college of dentistry
Published in issue: April 1996
p189

OR 4 Periradicular tissue response to mineral trioxide aggregate
M. Torabinejad, TR Pitt Ford, DJ McKendry*, HR Abedi, DA Miller, SP Kariyawasam. Loma linda University and University of London
Published in issue: April 1996
p189

OR 5 Osteoblasts and perforation repair agents
W. Randy Snyder, D.D.S., M.S., Jeffrey Hoover, D.M.D., M.S., Ramzi Khoury, B.S. & M.C. Farach-Carson, Ph.D. University of Texas-Houston Health Science Center, Dental Branch, Houston, TX 77030
Published in issue: April 1996
p189

OR 6 Evaluation of penicillin versus placebo on postoperative endodontic symptoms
M. Henry*, A. Reader, R. Nist, W. Meyers, M. Beck. The Ohio State University, Columbus. OH
Published in issue: April 1996
p189

OR 7 Effects of bFGF & IGF-I on healing of periapical lesions
T. R. Ollerhead*, S. Ebeid*, H. Bittner. D. Carnes, J. Gilles, H. Schilder, D. T. Graves Boston University, Boston, MA
Published in issue: April 1996
p190

OR 8 Comparison of oral triazolam, diazepam, and placebo as outpatient premedication for endodontic patients
Ehrich, D.,*¹ Lundgren, J,¹ Dionne, R.,² Nicoll, B.,¹ and Hutter, J.^{1 1}Naval Dental School, Bethesda, MD, ²NIdr, NIH, Bethesda, MD
Published in issue: April 1996
p190

OR 9 An application of the McGill Pain questionnaire in endodontics
D.K. Shields* and D.B. Green. Dept. of Endodontics, Un. of Louisville, KY
Published in issue: April 1996
p190

OR 10 Effect of occlusal reduction on post-operative pain following endodontic instrumentation
P.J. Babick*, P. A. Rosenberg, A. Leung, C. Nup, L. Schertzer. New York University College of Dentistry, New York, N.Y.
Published in issue: April 1996
p190

OR 11 Radiographic success or failure compared with coronal restorations and radicular fillings
J. Klein*, P. Wei, A. Shayegan, R. White, M. Goldman, Tufts University, Boston, MA
Published in issue: April 1996
p191

OR 12 Comparison of thermoplastic obturation techniques: adaptation to the canal walls
RN Weller*, WF Kimbrough and RW Anderson Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA
Published in issue: April 1996
p191

OR 13 Evaluation of quick-fill root canal obturation technique
A.A. Chohayeb¹*, S. Hondrum², G.L. Henley¹, N. Glassett¹, and D. Marfan¹, Howard U. Washington, DC; and USAIDR, Ft. Meade, MD
Published in issue: April 1996
p191

OR 14 Comparison of obturation techniques on filling lateral and main canals
Wolcott J*, Himel VT, Penney J, Powell W. UT College of Dentistry, Memphis, TN
Published in issue: April 1996
p191

OR 15 Foramen enlargement and obturation level it's influence in perirradicular healing
F. J. Souza Filho §, N. Bernardinelli †, C.A.F. Murgel §* § F.O.P.-Unicamp; † F.O.B.-Usp, Brazil
Published in issue: April 1996
p192

OR 16 Development and testing of a pulpal microdialysis probe, in vitro
HE Goodis,* K Saeki. (Univ. of California, San Francisco, USA; and Tohoko Univ., Sendai, Japan.)
Published in issue: April 1996
p192

OR 17 Variable instrument precurving and transportation in simulated curved root canals
T.A. Svec,* M.M. Wang (UT-Houston Dental Branch, Houston, TX, USA)
Published in issue: April 1996
p192

OR 18 A comparison of stainless steel and nickel-titanium K-files in curved root canals
AWK Chan and GSP Cheung* (Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong)
Published in issue: April 1996
p192

OR 19 A comparative analysis of canal debridement using stainless steel and NITI files
R. Pileggi*, G.N. Glickman & C.A. Edwards The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Published in issue: April 1996
p193

OR 20 Effectiveness of canal finder and hand instrumentation during retreatment
Noboru Imura*, Mário Luis Zuolo, Maria Olivia Fernandes Ferreira, Neil Ferreira Novo - Professores Associados Ensino Odontológico - PAEO - São Paulo / SP - Brazil
Published in issue: April 1996
p193

OR 21 The lightspeed canal preparation technique evaluated by Swiss Clinicians
F. Barbakow* & F. Lutz (Dept. PPC, Zurich University, Switzerland)
Published in issue: April 1996
p193

OR 22 The use of aloe vera gel as an intracanal medicament
H. Maguire*, M. Torabinejad, JD Kettering Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California
Published in issue: April 1996
p193

OR 23 A comparison of four instrumentation techniques on canal transportation
J.A. Short*, L.A. Morgan, J.C. Baumgartner, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, OR
Published in issue: April 1996
p194

OR 24 Evaluation of rotary NiTi systems and conventional filing: degree of apical extrusion
S.D. Shoha* and G.N. Glickman The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Published in issue: April 1996
p194

OR 25 The evaluation of corrosion in stainless steel files
J.T. Barss*, D.A. Miller, J.R. Howard, J.L. Gilbert and E.P. Lautenschlager. Northwestern University Dental School, Chicago IL
Published in issue: April 1996
p194

OR 26 A comparative assessment of four root canal preparation techniques
B.E. Hornberger*, M.M. Wang, T.A. Svec, M.R. Rieger, J.R. Ludington, G.J. Pinero. Univ. of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Published in issue: April 1996
p194

OR 27 Volumetric and densitometric comparison between nickel titanium and stainless steel condensation
M.B. Speier* and G.N. Glickman The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Published in issue: April 1996
p195

OR 28 Effect of pre-flaring on determination of working length using a fresh frozen cadaver model
J.E. Stich*, M. Torabinejad. Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California
Published in issue: April 1996
p195

OR 29 Do irrigants affect the precision of apex locators?
D.T. McGinty*, D.D. Fabre, D.A. Miller, and E.P. Lautenschlager Northwestern University Dental School, Chicago
Published in issue: April 1996
p195

OR 30 Electronic length measurement using small and large files in Enlarged Canals
HQ Nguyen*, RC Komorowski, AY Kaufman, S Friedman. Universities of Toronto, Canada and Tel-Aviv, Israel
Published in issue: April 1996
p195

OR 31 Black-pigmented bacteria in coronal and apical segments of infected root canals
W.J. Dougherty*, K.S. Bae, J.C. Baumgartner. Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland OR
Published in issue: April 1996
p196

OR 32 Mixed anaerobic bacterial colonization and penetration of coronally unsealed. obturated and post prepared canals
K. Barrieshi*, D. Drake, R. Walton W. Johnson, L. Wilcox, University of Iowa, Iowa City
Published in issue: April 1996
p196

OR 33 Bacterial assay of coronal microleakage: MTA, super-EBA, composite, amalgam retrofillings
H.L. Adamo*, R. Buruiana*, P.A. Rosenberg, L. Schertzer, F.H. Kahn, R.J. Boylan. New York University College of Dentistry, New York, N.Y.
Published in issue: April 1996
p196

OR 34 The anesthetic efficacy of the intraosseous injection in irreversible pulpitis
J. Nusstein*, A. Reader, R. Nist, M. Beck, W. Meyers. The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Published in issue: April 1996
p196

OR 35 Effects of autonomic and sensory denervation on pulpal wound healing
K. Keiser* and D.J. Chiego, Jr. The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Published in issue: April 1996
p197

OR 36 c-FOS expression in the trigeminal nucleus caudalis following pulpal injury is attenuated by Morphine
T.E. Erickson*, A.S. Law, W.T. Johnson, and G.F. Gebhart, University of Iowa
Published in issue: April 1996
p197

OR 37 Comparison of various transport and storage media on human PDL cell viability
BD Olson*, JM Mailhot, RW Anderson, RN Weller, GS Schuster. Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA
Published in issue: April 1996
p197

OR 38 Identification of bacteria in periapical lesions using DNA probes
J. J. Gatti*, Z. Skobe, J. M. Dobeck, C. Smith, S. S. Socransky (Harvard School of Dental Medicine and Forsyth Dental Center, Boston, MA)
Published in issue: April 1996
p197

OR 39 The effects of mineral trioxide aggregate on the dog pulp
Kurt Myers*, DDS, Edward Kaminski, PhD, Eugene Lautenschlager, PhD, Donald Miller, DDS, MS. Northwestern University Dental School, 262 E Huron, Chicago, IL 60611
Published in issue: April 1996
p198

OR 40 Relationship between bacterial stress response and neutrophil adherence. Phagocytosis, and oxidative burst
A. Etemad-Moghadam*, D.E. Lopatin, G.N. Glickman, R.E. Ellison. The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Published in issue: April 1996
p198

OR 41 Apical closure induction using bone growth factors and mineral trioxide aggregate
K. Tittle*, J. Farley, T. Linkhardt, M. Torabinejad. Loma Linda University, Loma Linda California
Published in issue: April 1996
p198

OR 42 The effects of doxycycline on preventing alveolar bone loss following full thickness flap reflection
G. R. Cummings*, M. Torabinejad, D. McKendry Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California
Published in issue: April 1996
p198