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		Editorial 
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	| 611 | 
	
		President's Column 
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	| 633 | 
	
		Point of Care 
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	| 643 | 
	
		Clinical Showcase 
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		Preventive and Interceptive Orthodontic Treatment Needs of an Inner-City Group of 6- and 9-Year-Old Canadian Children 
Nicholas  Karaiskos, BSc(Hon), BSc(Dent), DMD 
William A. Wiltshire, BChD(Hon), MDent, MChD, DSc 
Olva  Odlum, BDS, LDS 
Doug   Brothwell, DMD, BEd(Hon), DPH, MSc 
Tom H. Hassard, PhD, Dip Bus Admin, FIS 
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	| 651 | 
	
		Introducing Digital Radiography in the Dental Office: An Overview 
C. Grace  Petrikowski, DDS, MSc, FRCD(C) 
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	| 653 | 
	
		The Use of Lasers for Periodontal Debridement: Marketing Tool or Proven Therapy? 
Rachel  Chanthaboury, RDH, BDSc 
Tassos  Irinakis, DDS, Dip Perio, MSc, FRCD(C) 
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	| 661 | 
	
		Treatment of Self-Inflicted Oral Trauma in a Comatose Patient: A Case Report 
Taira  Kobayashi, DDS, PhD 
Henry  Ghanem, BDS, LDS, MS 
Koji  Umezawa, DDS, PhD 
Junichi  Mega, DDS, PhD 
Misao  Kawara, DDS, PhD 
Jocelyne S. Feine, DDS, HDR 
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		Pemphigus Vulgaris: A Case-Based Update 
Nadia Ben Lagha, DDS, PhD 
Vincent  Poulesquen, DDS 
Jean-Claude  Roujeau, MD, PhD 
Alp  Alantar, DDS, PhD 
Louis  Maman, DDS, PhD 
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		How Predictable Are Periodontal Regenerative Procedures? 
Ron  Zohar, DMD, PhD, FRCD(C) 
Howard C. Tenenbaum, DDS, PhD, Dip Perio, FRCD(C) 
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	This edition of the JCDA has been very generously supported by 	3M ESPE, 	A-Dec International, 	Astra Tech Inc, 	Aurum Ceramics, 	Bisco, 	Canadian Straightwire, 	CDSPI, 	Colgate-Palmolive Canada Inc., 	Dairy Farmers of Canada, 	Henry Schein Ash Arcona, 	Ivoclar Vivadent Canada Inc., 	Kodak Dental Systems, 	Oral-B Laboratories, 	Philips Sonicare, 	SciCan, 	Straumann Canada Ltd, 	Sultan Chemists and 	Vident.  
	 
		I thank them sincerely for this support.  
	  Dr. John P. O'Keefe Editor-in-Chief
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