Posted: June 3, 2014
The American Dental Association (ADA) invites you to check out the June 2014 issue of The Journal of the American Dental Association (JADA), the ADA's flagship publication and the best-read scientific journal in dentistry.
Cover Story: The Prevalence of Caries and Tooth Loss Among Participants in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos
J.D. Beck, M. Youngblood Jr., J.C. Atkinson, S. Mauriello, L.M. Kaste, V.M. Badner, S. Beaver, K. Becerra, R. Singer
• Dr. Beck and colleagues describe the prevalence and mean number of cavitated decayed and filled surfaces, missing teeth and edentulism among Hispanics and Latinos of different national origins. Dr. Marghalani provides a critical summary of a systematic review in which researchers found moderate-quality evidence that the benefits versus associated risks may not justify the routine use of antibiotic prophylaxis for third-molar extractions in healthy adults.
Intraoral Scanners: The Time Efficiency of Intraoral Scanners: An In Vitro Comparative Study
S.B.M. Patzelt, C. Lamprinos, S. Stampf, W. Att
• Dr. Patzelt and colleagues compared the time efficiency of three computer-aided impression making systems for three clinical scenarios, and they compiled durations of the procedures for using conventional impression materials and contrasted them with procedure durations for the digital approach.
Case Report: Sodium Hypochlorite–Related Injury With Chronic Pain Sequelae
J. Matthews, R.L. Merrill
• Drs. Matthews and Merrill present a case of a 29-year-old woman who visited a general dental residency clinic with a complaint of severe aching and burning facial pain with occasional sharp stabbing pain and persistent numbness.
Occupational Exposure: A Method of Determining the Presence of Blood in and on a Dental Needle After the Administration of Local Anesthetic
M.J. Kotze, W. Labuschagne
• Dr. Kotze and Ms. Labuschagne demonstrated the presence of blood on the surface and in the lumen of two gauges of dental needles after administration of local anesthetic by using three techniques typically used for the extraction of teeth.
Case Report: Multiple Brain Abscesses in an Immunocompetent Patient After Undergoing Professional Tooth Cleaning
L.-P. Pallesen, J. Schaefer, U. Reuner, H. Leonhardt, K. Engellandt, H. Schneider, H. Reichmann, V. Puetz
• Dr. Pallesen and colleagues present a case of a 55-year-old patient who developed multiple brain abscesses after undergoing professional tooth cleaning.
Specialty Update—Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery: The Indications for Third-Molar Extractions
M.B. Steed
• In this new occasional series, Dr. Steed reviews a method to identify the presence of symptoms or disease that is attributable to the third molar.
Pain Update: Acute Posttraumatic Jaw Pain
H.F. Menchel
• Dr. Menchel describes the symptoms of and how to treat acute posttraumatic jaw pain, which often is mistakenly identified as an occlusal disorder caused by an occlusal disharmony.
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