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Clinical Occupational Bloodborne Exposure In A Dental School, Cesar D. Gonzalez, Ronald J. Pruhs, Elise Sampson

School of Dentistry Faculty Research and Publications

No abstract provided.

Role Of Peptide Backbone Conformation On Biological Activity Of Chemotactic Peptides, Andrew R. Dentino, Periathamby A. Raj, Krishna K. Bhandary, Mark E. Wilson, Michael J. Devine

School of Dentistry Faculty Research and Publications

To investigate the role of peptide backbone conformation on the biological activity of chemotactic peptides, we synthesized a unique analog of N-formyl-Met-Leu-Phe-OH incorporating the C ^α,α disubstituted residue, dipropylglycine (Dpg) in place of Leu. The conformation of the stereochemically constrained Dpg analog was examined in the crystalline state by x-ray diffraction and in solution using NMR, IR, and CD methods. The secretagogue activity of the peptide on human neutrophils was determined and compared with that of a stereochemically constrained, folded type II β-turn analog incorporating 1-aminocyclohexanecarboxylic acid (Ac₆c) at position 2 (f-Met- Ac₆c -Phe-OMe), the …

Bite Mark Evidence: Recognition, Perservation, Analysis And Courtroom Presentation, L. Thomas Johnson, David Cadle

School of Dentistry Faculty Research and Publications

No abstract provided.

Craniofacial Morphology And Occlusal Variation In Monozygous And Dizygous Twins, William K. Lobb

School of Dentistry Faculty Research and Publications

A study of 60 pairs of twins, 30 monozygous and 30 dizygous, finding a strong genetic component overlaid by functional adaptation most prominent in the dental area.

Noncariogenic Sweeteners: Sugar Substitutes For Caries Control, Curt S. Ayers, Richard A. Abrams

School of Dentistry Faculty Research and Publications

The evidence is clear that the incidence of dental caries is related to the frequency of eating sugar. The use of sugar substitutes is a suggested way of reducing sugar intake. A variety of noncariogenic sweeteners exists, but most have no practical value for caries control because of their technical or safety problems, taste, or cost. Urinary bladder tumorigenic effects have been reported in experimental animals treated with saccharin and cyclamates. Because of concerns for human safety, cyclamates were banned in the U.S., and saccharin use was permitted only by special legislation. The polyalcohols sorbitol and xylitol are important sugar …

Denturism And The Dentists, Richard A. Abrams

School of Dentistry Faculty Research and Publications

No abstract provided.

Replantation Of An Avulsed Incisor: Case Report, Richard A. Abrams

School of Dentistry Faculty Research and Publications

No abstract provided.

Modern Non-Metallic Denture Base Materials, Melvin E. Goldman

Bachelors’ Theses

Prosthetic dentistry, as far back as the archeologists have traced, had its beginning among the ancient Egyptians and Phoenicians. The ruins of the Eutruscan civilization, a civilization expert in gold working, disclosed several comparatively ingenious devices for the replacement of lost natural teeth with artificial ones. This, however, is ancient history and the complexity of the subject makes it necessary that we confine ourselves to modern prosthesis.

Endocrinodontia, John Milton Goldberg

Bachelors’ Theses

Endocrinology is the science dealing with the internal secretions and their physiological and pathological relations. The internal secretions are elaborated from their respective glands into the blood or lymph stream without a duct, and are thus called endocrine or ductless glands. The internal secretions or hormones are consequently never seen directly, thus, only their effects can be studied. The endocrine glands have the responsibility of coordinating the speed with which every cell in the body performs its duty. They are able to sense any change of environment and they react immediately by sending out hormones to that organ which require …

A Study Of The Rise In Temperature Within The Pulp Chamber When Using The Various Revolving Instruments To Cut Tooth Structure, Gaspare Castellano

Bachelors’ Theses

The possibility of harming the dental pulp by the speedy preparation of teeth for extensive reconstruction, such as the placing of porcelain jacket crown or gold crown, has often been brought to the attention of the dental profession.

Immediate Denture Service, Nathan Allen Shapiro

Bachelors’ Theses

Immediate full denture service in the sense here considered, that is, in the meaning generally applied to it in the dental literature, consists of constructing one or both artificial full dentures before the natural teeth are removed and preparing the mouth surgically so that one or both dentures can be inserted at the same sitting that the teeth are extracted. The patient is spared the embarrassement always associated with an edentulous period. He is never seen without teeth. If the work is skillfully done, few people need know that the natural teeth have been lost. This service expresses the highest …

Status Of Dentistry In Year 1890, Harry James Pearsall

Bachelors’ Theses

It is in little things that we show our real character; so it is in the minuteness of our manipulations as dentists that we leave our marks for our good or bad workmanship. To the casual observer, our general character may be accepted as far above the average; but many of us are so loose in little things, so careless and uncultured in our everyday language, tastes, and mannerisms, if not really repulsive in many things observable to our intimate friends and patrons, that, if it were not for their charity, we should repel them. And so in our dental …

Calcium Metabolism And Teeth, Adam Victor Walmus

Bachelors’ Theses

The development of teeth occurs with the rest of the body and not as a separate unit. The calcium which the teeth or bones receive is present in food in both organic and inorganic form. In all probability, the organic must be converted to the inorganic form in the alimentary tract prior to being absorbed in the upper regions of the small intestine.

Contributions Of Dr. Greene Vardiman Black To Advancement Of Dentistry, Morton Fuchs

Bachelors’ Theses

G-reene Vardiman Black was born on a humble Illinois farm in Scott County, on August 3, 1836, and there spent a normal childhood. At the age of seventeen, he began his studies which culminated in obtaining the following degrees: Doctor of Dental Surgery from the Missouri Dental College in 1877; Doctor of Medicine from the Chicago Medical College in 1884; Doctor of Science from the Illinois College in 1892; and Doctor of Letters and Law from Northwestern University in 1898. His love for mechanics caused him to devote his talents to the study of dentistry. At that time the profession …

Factors Concerned In The Etiology Of Malocclusions And Irregularities Of The Jaws, Vincent Stile

Bachelors’ Theses

Where, when and. how malocclusions started, we do not know, but evidence establishes the fact that from time immemorial animals as well as every race of mankind have been afflicted with malocclusions. Knowledge of the cause, treatment, and prevention of malocclusions and caries have been the chief interest of dental science. Far more advancement has been made and far simpler is the study of dental caries than that of irregularities of the teeth and jaws. Irregularities of the positions of the teeth and the resulting malocclusions, as in every pathological condition, is essentially a problem of growth and development and …

History Of Anesthesia, O. A. Pennisi

Bachelors’ Theses

Anesthesia is a condition of insensibility to pain, either in part, or in whole. It may be divided into two classes: natural and artificial. The type which has been sought through the ages is the artificial anesthesia which could dull man’s sensibility to physical pain while the surgeon worked his painful but corrective arts upon the body.

Historical Background Of Radiography And Its Present Status In Dentistry, Joseph H. Nozick

Bachelors’ Theses

The X-ray was discovered in 1895 by William Roentgen, Professor of Physics, at the Royal University of Wiirzburg, in Germany. This discovery was received by the world with incredulity and amazement. A new ray had been discovered by means of which it was possible to look through opaque substances.

History Of Anaesthesia, Pedro Crisafi

Bachelors’ Theses

"And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept. And He took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof.” Thus is described the first case of anesthesia on record. It is certain that attempts to relieve the pain of surgical procedures extend back to remote times. The ancient Assyrians before performing the operation of circumcision employed digital compression of the carotid arteries to produce insensibility and in this connection curiously enough, the literal translation of the Greek and Russian terms for carotid is “The Artery of Sleep.” The ancient Egyptians …

Commercial Laboratories From The Professional Point Of View, Victor I. Teltsch

Bachelors’ Theses

Many of the dentists who practiced seventy years ago showed great skill in the laboratory phases of prosthetic dentistry. All laboratory details and procedures of denture construction, including preparation of various gold alloys, plaster of Paris, making of artificial teeth, compounding of rubber, and numerous other processes, were then considered routine duties in the practice of dentistry. At that time, crown and bridgework was another branch of the profession in which the dentist manifested his artistic and mechanical ingenuity. Elaborate bridgework requiring complex planning and preparation was in great demand. Many practitioners used their own individual designs and laboratory methods …

Electrogalvanic Phenomena Of Dental Importance, Morris Schwartz

Bachelors’ Theses

The fact that dissimilar metallic restorations in the same mouth gives rise to electrogalvanic symptoms has been recognized for over one hundred years. Nineteenth century and early twentieth century accounts describe these phenomena more or less at length. However, it was not until the last decade that some attempt was made to correlate these electric phenomena with oral lesions such as leukoplakia, buccal ulcer and even carcinoma.

Electro-Therapy In Dentistry, Harry B. Pruce

Bachelors’ Theses

Dental Electro-therapy is that part of Dentistry concerned with the use of electricity, in the treatment of oral diseases and lesions.

Ulceromembraneous Stomatitis, Emil Cerrato

Bachelors’ Theses

Recognizing the fact that considerable data has been recorded and still more work actually has been accomplished in the alleviation of the pain and suffering incident to the infection of Vincent, yet, from the comparative standpoint with what is known of other pathological conditions, this disease does not seem to receive the attention which it demands. With the exception of a numbered few, none of the more modern scientific works have any lengthy discussion in reference to this disease.

Surgical Judgement, James M. Neville

Bachelors’ Theses

The title of this paper allows wide latitude of discussion, and shall, therefore, not be limited to any particular phase but rather to its broader and more general aspect; and yet, not wishing to sacrifice the concrete for the abstract, the writings and experiences of others shall be used freely so that this treatise may prove not only interesting but that it may also serve to emphasize the importance of good surgical judgement.

The Surface Tension Of Some Oral Antiseptics, Edmund Abraham B. Dziennik

Bachelors’ Theses

The bio-chemist is now thouroughly (sic) interested in the theories and principles which underly physical Chemistry.

The results of these investigations are such, that they have brought about a change in the treatment of many diseases. It shall be the purpose of this paper to illustrate by experiment the importance of principles in oral antiseptics these theories and principles in oral antiseptics.

It shall be endeavoured to show that an oral antiseptic with a low surface tension is necessary for good ad­sorption.

That good adsorption is necessary in order to reach the bacteria that are in the deep crevices of …

Diet In Relation To The Teeth, Gordon Adolph Peterson

Bachelors’ Theses

It should, be fully appreciated, by all, that the process of enamel development in the teeth, their eruption and nutrition is a part of the development of the osseous system, and is affected by the same factors that influence bone growth. If a tooth is poorly made, the best that can be done for its preservation is frequent repair.

Diseases Of The Maxillary Sinus And Their Diagnosis, Carl A. Rohrbach

Bachelors’ Theses

Before discussing the maxillary sinus as to abnormal conditions, it would be best to first review the normal conditions and relationships.

The maxillary sinus occupies the body o:r the maxilla, and is situated lateral to the lower half of the nasal cavity, below the orbit, and in front or the intra-temporal fossa. lts average size is about 35 m.m. in height, 30 m.m. in antero-posterior depth, and 25 m.m. in mesio-distal depth. It is shaped like a pyramid. The deepest part is above the bicuspid and molar teeth, and its opening is on the medial wall. There are usually two …

Emergency Treatments In The Dental Office, Erwin J. Shields

Bachelors’ Theses

There is nothing so important in the presence of an accident or emergency as that someone with coolness and information enough should take command and begin to set things right. Forewarned is forearmed, so the acquaintance with the principles of emergency treatments beforehand makes one able to act with the greatest intelligence and promptness.

Can Pyorrhoea Be Cured?, Albert Richard Moeder

Bachelors’ Theses

Pyorrhoea is one of the best known and commonest diseases in civilization. A certain dental company is advertising that four out of five are infected by this disease. This company has been lenient in their accusation, as men who are ardent students of pyorrhoea state specifically that 90 per cent of the world’s population have it in some form or other or have symptoms which would eventually turn into pyorrhoea. Knowing this and knowing also the results and unnecessary pain and discomforts that are produced, every individual should respect and fear this disease accordingly.

Root Canal Fillings, Conrad Erwing Mietus

Bachelors’ Theses

The great problem facing the dental profession in obtaining successful root canal fillings is resolved into two problems:

1. That of removing the dental pulp aseptically and preparing aseptic areas for the reception of the filling material.

2. The selection and adaptation of materials which will effectively seal the apex without irritation to the underlying structures and the periapical tissues. The property of excluding moisture and bacteria must also be carefully considered.

Why such qualifications are necessary, for the success of a root filling, is self explanatory when the principal function of the dental pulp is considered. It is a …

Apicoectomy, Lloyd Otto Pilling

Bachelors’ Theses

The dental mind has for many years been applied to the study of prevention of dental diseases, and with certain limitations preventive dentistry is an accomplished fact in the present day. In spite of all the preventive dentistry that can be accomplished during the next twenty-five years, the profession at large will still be constantly occupied with curative and reparative work in the mouths of people who did not come under the influence of compulsory dentistry as children, or who were personally neglectful of their mouths and teeth after reaching adolescence.