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General Dentistry is the premier peer-reviewed journal of the Academy of General Dentistry (AGD). Published bi-monthly, General Dentistry presents the latest research and clinical findings to support the full range of procedures that general dentists perform on a regular basis.

A true benefit of AGD membership, General Dentistry keeps members apprised of the very latest advances in pharmacology, dental materials, technology, and the science of general dentistry.

General Dentistry - March/April 2008

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March/April 2008
Vol. 56, No. 2

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Microhardness of different thicknesses of resin composite polymerized by conventional photocuring at different distances
By Flavio Henrique Baggio Aguiar, DDS, MS, PhD
Thalita Regina Vieira e Oliveira, DDS
Debora Alves Nunes Leite Lima, DDS, MS
Glaucia Maria Bovi Ambrosano, DDS, MS, PhD
Jose Roberto Lovadino, DDS, MS, PhD
Page 144-148
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Topographic and radiographic profile assessment of dental erosion—Part II: Effect of citrus fruit juices on human dentition
By Mohamed A. Bassiouny, DMD, MSc, PhD
Jie Yang, DMD, MMS, MS
Shuntaro Kuroda, DDS
Page 136-143
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An alternative and simplified technique for the impression of completely edentulous ridges
By Adriana da Fonte Porto Carreiro, DDS, MS, PhD
Erica Miranda de Torres, DDS, MS
Alinne Alice Dias de Araujo Souza, DDS
Ricardo Faria Ribeiro, DDS, MS, PhD
Page 158-159
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Oral lipoma: Report of three cases
By John K. Brooks, DDS
Mark A. Scheper, DDS, PhD
Kevin G. Schwartz, DMD
Nikolaos G. Nikitakis, DDS, PhD
Page 172-176
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Unusual presentation of idiopathic osteosclerosis: A case report
By Marcel Noujeim, DDS, MS
Page 182-185
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Effects of surface treatments and storage times on the tensile bond strength of adhesive cements to noble and base metal alloys
By Paulo Afonso Burmann, DDS, MS, PhD
Jose Fortunato Ferreira Santos, DDS, MS, PhD
Liliana Gressler May, DDS, MS
Joao Eduardo da Silva Pereira, MS
Paulo Eduardo Capel Cardoso, DDS, MS, PhD
Page 160-166
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Florid cemento-osseous dysplasia: A report of three cases
By Ana Sueli Rodrigues Cavalcante, PhD
Flavia Celina Sgarbi, MS
Lidiane da Consolacao Agapito
Lucia Helena Denardi Roveroni, MS
Adriana Aigotti Harberbeck Brandao, PhD
Page 186-190
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Obturation with heat and vibration: The DownPak device
By Stephen Cohen, MA, DDS
Louis H. Berman, DDS
Page 194-196 | Self Instruction exercise #209
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Severe phenytoin-induced gingival enlargement associated with periodontitis
By Juliana Antico Lucchesi, DDS, MS
Sheila Cavalca Cortelli, DDS, MS, PhD
Jose Augusto Rodrigues, DDS, MS, PhD
Poliana Mendes Duarte, DDS, MS, PhD
Page 199-203 | Self Instruction exercise #210
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Comparison of the success of root canal therapy in HIV/AIDS patients and non-infected controls
By Bradley S. Alley, DMD
Trenton H. Buchanan, DMD
Paul D. Eleazer, DDS, MS
Page 155-157
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A mandibular surgical training model
By Casey P. Leser, DDS
Page 149-154
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Parental behavior regarding traumatically avulsed teeth: Case reports
By Alice Kelly Barreira, DDS, MSD
Gabriela Da Rosa Gotze, DDS, MSD
Laura Salignac De Souza Guimaraes Primo, DDS, MSD, PhD
Lucianne Cople Maia, DDS, MSD, PhD
Page 177-181
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A controlled trial of a dissolving oral patch containing glycyrrhiza (licorice) herbal extract for the treatment of aphthous ulcers
By Michael D. Martin, DMD, MSD, MA, MPH, PhD
Jeffrey Sherman, PhD
Peter Van Der Ven, DDS, MSD, PhD
Jeffrey Burgess, DDS, MSD
Page 206-210 | Self Instruction exercise #211
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An unusual manifestation of actinomycosis infection of the maxilla
By Mohammed Hosein Kalantar Motemadi, DDS
Page 191-193
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Understanding the autistic dental patient
By Danielle Green, DMD
Dennis Flanagan, DDS
Page 167-171
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