NIIGATA DENTAL JOURNAL
Volume 36，Number 2

2006

CONTENTS
Special article
Controversies in endodontics: Etiology and clinical management of treatment-resistant apical periodontitis……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Takashi Okiji……1

Original articles
Application of an electric joint motion measurement system to evaluation of Youkaigodo （care-needed grade）……………………………………………………………………………………………………………Yoshinobu ohkubo, et al.……17
Volume measurement of masseter muscle using volume rendering technic
in jaw deformity patients with mandibular deviation………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Takanori Wakamatsu, et al.……25

Clinico-pathological conference report[No 29] Malignant schwannoma of maxilla………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Satoshi Maruyama, et al.……31

Current topics
Zinc homeostasis comes of age…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Kimimitsu Oda……35
Daily work at the dysphagia rehabilitation clinic……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Makoto Inoue……39
Recent topics on the lineage of dental pulp……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………Hayato Ohshima……41
18F-FDG-PET in oral and maxillofacial neoplasm……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Shuhzou Taira, et al.……47
Clinical application of autogenic training to dental diseases…………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Yutaka Tanaka，et al.……51

Minireview of thesis
Development of the articular cavity in the rat temporomandibular joint withspecial reference to the behavior of endothelial cells and macrophages……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Akiko Suzuki……55
Nitric oxide modulates elicitation of reflex swallowing from the pharynx in rats………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………Hiroshi Kijima……59
Histological evaluation on bone regeneration with self-settingalpha-tcp cement at dental implant placement sites……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Masayoshi Nakadate……61
Matrix metalloproteinase-1 and -3 gene promoter polymorphisms in Japanese patients with periodontitis.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Manami Itagaki……63
The effect of different anterior guidances on returuded position and non-working-side condyler movement.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Hiroshi Kota……65
Effects of Porphyromonas gingivalis antigens and proinflammatory cytokines
on human coronary artery endothelial cells………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Tomoyuki Honda……69
CT findings of chronic osteomyelitis involving the mandible− Correlation to histopathological findings −…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………Ray Tanaka……71
Relationship among mandibular asymmetry, condylar position and glenoid fossa− using helical CT −…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Makoto Yahata……73
An epidemiological IOTN investigation for 11-14 years old school children in Japan………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Atsushi Watanabe……77
Analysis of a tissue-nonspecific alkaline phosphatase mutation associatedwith a lethal hypophosphatasia patient…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Natsuko Numa……81

Abstracts of Niigata Dental SocietyFirst regular meeting in 2006 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 85
Second regular meeting in 2006 …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 93

Announcements ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………113（Rules and Reguations, Instruction to Contributors）