Review Articles 
A Review of Important Elements in Sedation Study Methodology 
By Stephen Wilson

Review of Monitors and Monitoring During Sedation With Emphasis on Clinical Applications 
By Stephen Wilson

Maxillary Orthopedics in the Presurgical Management of Infants With Cleft Lip and Palate 
By Frank J. Sierra, Clara Turner

Scientific Articles 
Conscious Sedation of Pediatric Dental Patients Using Chloral Hydrate, Hydroxyzine, and Nitrous Oxide - A Retrospective Study of Three Hundred Eighty-two Sedations 
By Howard L. Needleman, Anil Joshi, D. Gary Griffith

Pediatric Dentists’ Attitudes Regarding Parental Presence During Dental Procedures 
By Barry K. Marcum, Clara Turner, Frank J. Courts

Effects of Current and Former Pacifier Use on the Dentition of Twenty-four- to Fifty-nine-month-old Children 
By Steven M. Adair, Michael Milano, Isabel Lorenzo, Carl Russell

Preliminary Observations on the Relationship Between Mutans Streptococci and Dental Caries Experience Within Black, White, and Hispanic Families Living in Houston, Texas 
By Karyn Korenstein, Elsa A. Echeverri, Harris J. Keene

Short Communication 
Feeding and Socioeconomic Characteristics of Nursing Caries Children in a Saudi Population 
By Amjad Hussain Wyne, Joseph O. Adenubi, Taqib Shalan, Nazeer Khan

Survey of Pediatric Dentists Concerning Dental Sealants 
By Charles W. Halterman, Martin Rayman, Vernon Rabbach

Extraction of Natal and Neonatal Teeth Can Leave Odontogenic Remnants 
By Michael P. Nedley, Robert T. Stanley, Donald M. Cohen

Case Reports 
White Sponge Nevus: Case Report 
By Mauricio Marcushamer, David L. King, Stan McGuff

Methemoglobinemia in a Renal Transplant Patient: Case Report 
By Felicity K. Hardwick, Ronald W. Beaudreau

Editorial 
"Toothanasia" or Oral Health Care Advance Directive? 
By Paul S. Casamassimo