Scientific Articles 
Child Reaction to Protective Garb at the First Dental Visit 
By Robert Davis, David H. McKibben, Mamoun M. Nazif, J. Bartko

Oxygen Saturation and Diffusion Hypoxia in Children Following Nitrous Oxide Sedation 
By Tamara Dunn-Russell, Steven M. Adair, Deirdre R. Sams, Carl M. Russell, James T. Barenie

Effects of Nitrous Oxide Exposure on Behavioral Changes in Mice 
By Yiu K. Fung, Michael R. Brown, Robert E. Sullivan

Temperature Elevation in Children Following Dental Treatment Under General Anesthesia With or Without Prophylactic Antibiotics 
By Gideon Holan, Avishag Kadari, Dan Engelhard, Aubrey Chosack

Effects of Cements and Eugenol on Properties of a Visible Light-cured Composite 
By Tammy L. Powell, Eugene F. Huget

The Immediate and Long-term Effects of Invasive and Noninvasive Pit and Fissure Sealing Techniques on the Microflora in Occlusal Fissures of Human Teeth 
By Paulo Floriani Kramer, Flavio Zelante, Maria Regina Lorenzetti Simionato

Caries Pattern Identification in Primary Dentition: A Comparison of Clinician Assignment and Clinical Analysis Groupings 
By David C. Johnsen, David Schubot, Mohandas Bhat, Paul K. Jones

Dental Caries Prevalence and Related Factors in Five-year-old Children in Hong Kong 
By S.H.Y. Wei, A-K Holm, L.S.M. Tong, S.W.H. Yuen

Case Reports 
Oral Submucous Fibrosis in a Twelve-year-old Girl: Case Report 
By S. Anil, V.T. Beena

Gingival Response to G-CSF in a Patient With Congenital Agranulocytosis: Case Report 
By James Quinn, Stephen Shusterman, Raul Garcia

Editorial 
Empowerment 
By Paul S. Casamassimo