The August issue of the CDA Journal covers periodontal attachment loss due to applying force by tongue piercing; recognizing and responding to suspected family violence; potential adverse effects of commonly used oral medications in the dental practice; and the retention and anticaries effectiveness of using fluoride and nonfluoride sealants.

Periodontal Attachment Loss Due to Applying Force by Tongue Piercing
A report describing lingual cortical plate loss of the two lower central incisors with second degree mobility in an 18.5-year-old patient. The authors discuss a case of alveolar bone loss due to 4.5 years of tongue piercing, with unique consequences.
Yehuda Zadik, DMD, and Vadim Sandler, DMD

Challenging the Dental Profession to Recognize and Respond to Family Violence
This study examined the impact of the Dental Professionals Against Violence training program conducted statewide by the California Dental Association Foundation in 2004 through 2006.
Barbara M. Aved, RN, PhD, MBA; Larry Meyers, PhD; and Elita Lin Burmas, MA

Overdose, Adverse Effects, and Safety of Commonly of Oral Medications
The clinical presentations, toxic dosages, adverse effects, and the recommended treatments for the most commonly used oral medications in dentistry are reviewed in this article.
Shahrokh C. Bagheri, DMD, MD; Mehran Mehrabi, DMD, MD; Husain Ali Khan, DMD, MD; and Deepak Kademani, DMD, MD

Anticaries Effectiveness of a Fluoride and Nonfluoride Sealant
This study compares retention and anticaries effect of a fluoride and nonfluoride sealant.
Stanley B. Heifetz, DDS, MPH; Abraham Yaari, DMD, MS; and Howard Proskin, PhD

The Associate Editor/
Sacramento Diaries: A Two-day Journey Into the Heart of CDA
By Steven A. Gold, DDS

Impressions/

RM Case Study/
Medical Release Forms: Not a Replacement for a Conversation

Dr. Bob/
Oscar Living in a Felix World
By Robert E. Horseman, DDS