Trashing the Dental Literature-Misleading the General Practitioners: A Point of View

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Hume WR ( 1983). Effect of eugenol on constrictor responses in blood vessels of the rabbit ear. J Dent Res 62:1013-1015.

Hume WR ( 1984a). An analysis of the release and the diffusion through dentin of eugenol from zinc oxide-eugenol mixtures. J Dent Res 63:881-884.

Hume WR ( 1984b). Effect of eugenol on respiration and division in human pulp, mouse fibroblasts, and liver cells in vivo. J Dent Res 63:1262-1265.

Hume WR , Veaco N. , Becker R. (1982). Concentration-dependent depression of cellular respiration by eugenol (abstract). J Dent Res 61:202.

Hwas M, Sandrik JL (1984). Acid and water solubility and strength of calcium hydroxide bases. J Am Dent Assoc 108:46-48. Kakehashi S, Stanley HR, Fitzgerald RJ (1965). The effects of surgical exposures of dental pulps in germ-free and conventional laboratory rats. Oral Surg 20:340-349.

Katoh Y. , Yamaguchi R. , Shinkai K. , Hasegawa K. , Kimura T. , Ebihara T. , et al. (1996). Direct capping effects on exposed pulp of Macaca fascicularis (abstract). J Dent Res 75(Spec Iss):347. Lundy T, Stanley HR (1969). Correlation of pulpal histopathology and clinical symptoms in human teeth subjected to experimental irritation. Oral Surg 27:187-201.

McComb D (1983). Comparison of physical properties of commercial calcium hydroxide lining cements. J Am Dent Assoc 107:610-613. Nordenvall KJ, Brannstrom M, Torstenson B (1979). Pulp reactions and microorganisms under ASPA and Concise composite filling. J Dent Child 46:449-453.

Pameijer CH, Stanley HR (1997). The disastrous effects of the "Total Etch" technique in vital pulp capping procedures (in press). Remington JS (1972). The compromised host. Hosp Pract 7:59-70. Simon ST, Bhat KS, Francis R (1995). Effect of four vehicles on the pH of calcium hydroxide and release of calcium ion. Oral Surg 80:459-464.

Stanley HR (1989a). The relationship of bacterial penetration and pulpal lesions. In: Quality evaluation of dental restorations: criteria for placement and replacement. Anusavice KJ, editor. Chicago: Quintessence Publishing Co., Inc., pp. 303-323. Stanley HR (1989b). Pulp capping: conserving the dental pulp-can it be done? Is it worth it? Oral Surg 68:628-639.

Stanley HR (1992). Pulpal consideration of adhesive materials. Oper Dent 5(Suppl):151-164.

Stanley HR , Going RE , Chauncey HH (1975). Human pulp response to acid pretreatment of dentin and composite restoration. J Am Dent Assoc 91:817-825.

Dr. Stanley resides at 2 Sea Oats Terrace, Ormond-by-the-Sea, Florida 32176.