Scientific Articles 
Children’s First Dental Visit: Attitudes and Practices of US Pediatricians and Family Physicians 
By Amid I. Ismail, Hashim Nainar, Woosung Sohn

Early Childhood Caries and Quality of Life: Child and Parent Perspectives 
By Sara L. Filstrup, Dan Briskie, Marcio da Fonseca, Leslie Lawrence, Angela Wandera, Marita Rohr Inglehart

Cytokine Levels in Gingival Crevicular Fluid of Erupting Primary Teeth Correlated With Systemic Disturbances Accompanying Teething 
By Joseph Shapira, Gisela Berenstein-Ajzman, Dan Engelhard, Sorel Cahan, Ina Kalickman, Vivian Barak

Comparison of the Efficacy of Oral Midazolam Alone Versus Midazolam and Meperidine in the Pediatric Dental Patient 
By Kimberly M. Musial, Stephen Wilson, James Preisch, Joel Weaver

Factors Affecting Outcomes of Traumatically Extruded Permanent Teeth in Children 
By K. Humphreys, S. Al Badri, M. Kinirons, R.R. Welbury, B.O.I. Cole, R.A.E. Bryan, O. Campbell, D.E. Fung

Association of Dental Health Parameters With Oral Lesion Prevalence in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Romanian Children 
By Jung-Wei Chen, Catherine M. Flaitz, Blake Wullbrandt, John Sexton

Quantitative Assessment of Enamel Hypomineralization by KaVo DIAGNOdent at Different Sites on First Permanent Molars of Children in China 
By Shao-Min Li, Jing Zou, Zhengyan Wang, J. Tim Wright, Ye Zhang

Primary Tooth Enamel Surface Topography With In Vitro Argon Laser Irradiation Alone and Combined Fluoride and Argon Laser Treatment: Scanning Electron Microscopic Study 
By J. Hicks, C. Flaitz, R. Ellis, G. Westerman, L. Powell

An In Vitro Study of Enamel Surface Microhardness Following Argon Laser Irradiation and Acidulated Phosphate Fluoride Treatment 
By Gary H. Westerman, Randall W. Ellis, Mark A. Latta, G. Lynn Powell

Microleakage and Penetration Ability of Resin Sealant Versus Bonding System When Applied Following Contamination 
By D. Duangthip, A. Lussi

Literature Review 
Pacifier Use in Children: A Review of Recent Literature 
By Steven M. Adair

Adolescent Pregnancy: A Review of Dental Treatment Guidelines 
By Kelly K. Hilgers, Joanna Douglass, Gregory P. Mathieu

Oral Pathology 
Novel Dental Anomalies Associated With Congenital Contractural Arachnodactyly: A Case Report 
By Kathryn Marina Sherwood Ayers, Bernadette Kathleen Drummond

Editorial 
Childhood Obesity–A Growing Epidemic 
By Milton I. Houpt

The 2003 Behavior Management Conference–What’s At Stake? 
By Paul S. Casamassimo