| Dentalgram |
April 2003
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Student table clinic research projects
Countless hours were spent as third-year dental students
and dental hygiene seniors worked on their research projects for
this year’s table clinics. Names of the researchers and the
titles of their research projects are listed on this page.
The entries marked with an asterisk (*) won awards during the table clinic
competition that was held during the Alumni Student Convention, February 6,
2003.
“Comparison of Three Gracey Curettes and Operator Fatigue” Sharika Boland, Claudia Rodriguez, Shoshanna Taylor “Effectiveness of Manual Toothbrushes vs. Electronic Toothbrushes on Plaque Control in Grade School Children” Linda Valleni, Jennifer Chalker, Andrea Carvalho* “Caries prevalence of a unique population of Punenos” Yanina Toledo, Noreen Yoshida, Trent Gubler “Comparison of Endoscopic and Tactile Detection of Calculus” Kelly Noto, Kristin Allen, Sharisa Mellor* “Pulse Oximetry: An Alternative Approach in the Diagnosis of Pulp Vitality” Carlo Arredondo, Stacie Fenderson “Psychological and Emotional Effects of Orthodontic Treatment of Adults” Kelly Clarke, Joe Kim, Matt McInnes “Commercially Available Streptococcus Mutans Strip Test Confirms Long-term Chlorhexidine Substantivity” Jennifer Moss, Vicki Sindell, Miriam Skala* “Comparison of a Tooth-whitening Chewing Gum versus a Non-whitening Gum” Gary Pundt, Jeffrey Root, Steve Barnes “The Effects of Hard and Soft Tissue Laser System on Relieving Patient Fear and Anxiety” Edwin Chung, Walter Dimalanta, Seongho Lee “The BAS-Ray Display” Betty Jimenez, Sandra Garcia, Alysen Harklerode “Comparative Effects of An Essential Oil Mouthrinse and Dental Floss on Interproximal Plaque and Gingivitis” Nathan Dinsbach, David Wilcox, Misty Hendricks* “The Effectiveness of Three Maxillary Splints on Myofascial Pain” Melissa Ramsey, Malia Kearbey, Sam Alzayat* “Are Medically Compromised Patients Properly Screened?” Heather Rosaasen, Rebecca Nutter, Rebecca Porch “Effectiveness of Flossing vs. Wooden Triangular Toothpicks ” Mimi Lee, Minna Lee, Marian Kim “To Acrylic Or Not To Acrylic” Joyce Oh, Alyssa “Kristi” Morgan, Shawna Kirschermann “Is the PAT All It’s Cracked Up to Be? A Correlation Study” Tommie Decano, Melina DerDanielian, Tim Lethin “A Comparison of Waterline Purification Protocols” Jeffrey Stonebraker, Bradley Briggs, David Rempel “Contamination Levels of Operator Chair Adjustment Levers” Melanie Leiske, Ruby Pearson, Cristina Turlea “Accuracy of Peroxide Content in Over-the-Counter Tooth Whitening Products” Hyun-Jung Catherine Cho, Saerom Francis Kim, Insook Baik Smith “The Evaluation of Four Over-the-Counter Healthcare Products” Louree Afenir, Imelda Dixon, Michael Tobola* “Effects of Delayed Activation of Light-cured Resin Composites on Dentin Bonding Agents” Lucelia Lima, Yarimell Perez, Gabriel Enriquez* “In vitro Study of New Commercial Antimicrobials Against Chlorhexidine Resistance Bacteria” Ahn Nguyen, Thuong Dang “Effects of Increasing Concentrations of CHX On Two Persistent Dental Waterline Bacteria” Sung Cho, Daehong Kim, John Zhang* “Fluctuation of In Tap Water Fluoride Levels” Myra Covarrubias, Trevor Holloway, Kevin Hahn “Comparing Radiographically, Shooting From Both Buccal/Lingual and Mesial/Distal Directions, the Root Canal Shapes of Selected Anterior Teeth After Endodontic Treatment Using the YSGG/Waterlase Laser, the AET/Ultradent System, and the Tulsa Dental/Dentsply Rotary System” Marvin Koh, Robert Lee, Jason Ching “What’s in a Name (Tag)?” Larry Freestone, Kristin Newbold, Dianna Peura “A Comparison of Eight Composite Polishing Systems on Six Brands of Composite” Ryan Kearbey, Jason Ferguson, Scott Grivas “Chlorhexifloss: Preparation and Antimicrobial Activity” Esther Sohn, Adrian Lugo, Ramon Villanueva* “Determining the Clinician’s Ability to Evaluate the Total Occlusal Convergence of Single Crown Preparations” Mike Clark, Chad Ordelheide, Jon Miler* “Effect of Waterline Disinfectants on Immediate and Late Dentin Shear Bond Strength” Young-Joo Kim, Raymond Lee, David Peterson “Sterilization of Low Speed Handpieces using Chlorhexidine” Julie Gray, Julie Weiss, Christine Gill* “Bleaching and Mercury Release From Amalgam” Dean Brewer, Andy Toms, Amanda Jordan “Effects of Alcohol on Composite Resins” Yolanda Hernandez, Aurina Poh, Jeff Robinson “An Eye-Opening Discovery: Bacterial Contamination in Eye Wash Stations” Michelle Banks, Shellie Kroeker “Antibacterial Properties of native American Medicinal Plants Against Streptococcus Mutans” Hugh Lee, Jeff Davidson, Ed Guo “Transitional Dentures” Satish Reddy “Efficacy of Whitening Toothpaste on Removal of Extrinsic Stain” Lupe Duncan, Kia Davis, Dyanna Denney “Testing the Repairability of Composite Resin Provisionals” Joel Pedersen, Kelly Hong, Kimberly Ruiz “High-speed Handpieces vs. Laser Microstructure on Enamel” Robin Kwon, Linda Baek, James Chaffin “Circumferential Supracrestal Fiberotomy” Farshin Farokhian, Mariya Murdzheva “The Effect of Die Spacer on Indirect Restorations” Heidi Sun, Choolin Khoo, Arthur Huang “Association of Cranial Suture Shape And Facial Type” Steve Fountain, Suong Le, Gina Willoughby “Tooth Monsters” James Wee, James Kim, Paul Williams* “The Adventures of Homer and Henry: The Dental Visit” Derek Chu, Maile Kim, Sean Lee* |
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