Published Articles
In addition to giving lectures to local study clubs, Drs. Whitcomb, Menke, Smith, & Arens have each supported research in the endodontic field with both presentations and published papers in well respected dental journals.
Dr. Michael E. Whitcomb, Jr.
Innervation of Extra-Oral taste Buds by the Superior Laryngeal Nerve. Michael Whitcomb, Kent Nicklas, and Susan Travers, AChemS, Abstract. Hands on Endodontics, Columbus Dental Society Program for New Dentists. 2012.
Whitcomb, M., Drum, M., Reader, A., Nusstein, J., and Beck, M. (2010) A Prospective, Randomized, Double-Blind Study of the Anesthetic Efficacy of Sodium Bicarbonate Buffered 2% Lidocaine With 1 : 100,000 Epinephrine in Inferior Alveolar Nerve Blocks. Anesthesia Progress: Summer 2010, Vol. 57, No. 2, pp. 59-66.
Innervation of Extra-Oral taste Buds by the Superior Laryngeal Nerve. Michael Whitcomb, Kent Nicklas, and Susan Travers, AChemS XI, The Eleventh Annual Meeting of the Association for Chemoreception Sciences, April 1989.
Dr. Eric R. Menke
The Effectiveness of Prophylactic Etodolac on Post-Endodontic Pain. Masters Thesis, West Virginia University, 1999. Journal of Endodontics, Dec. 2000
The Complete Endodontic Obturation of an Avulsed Immature Permanent Incisor with the mineral Trioxide Aggregate, A Case Report. Pediatric Dentistry, Jan. 2006.
The Effectiveness of Prophylactic Etodolac on Post-Endodontic Pain.Table Clinic. AAE Annual Session, Atlanta, GA 1999
Dr. Steven M. Smith
Smith S., Reader, A., Drum, M., Nusstein, J., and Beck, M. (2013) Anesthetic Efficacy of a Combination of 0.5 M Mannitol Plus 127.2 mg of Lidocaine With 50 μg Epinephrine in Inferior Alveolar Nerve Blocks: A Prospective Randomized, Single-Blind Study. Anesthesia Progress: Spring 2013, Vol. 60, No. 1, pp. 3-10.
Anesthetic Efficacy of a Combination of 0.5 M Mannitol Plus 127.2 mg of Lidocaine With 50 μg Epinephrine in Inferior Alveolar Nerve Blocks: A Prospective Randomized, Single-Blind Study. Masters Thesis, Ohio State University, 1999.
Human Gingival and Periodontal Ligament Cells in Culture Display Analogous Properties. Presented at the annual meeting of the AADR/IADR, Chicago, March 1993
Dr. F. Charles Arens
Eikenburg S, Loheide H, Arens FC. Treatment of asymptomatic internal resorption of a maxillary premolar tooth in a military working dog. J Vet Dent 15(4):175-178;1998.
Arens FC, Hoen MM, Steiman HR, Dietz GC. Evaluation of single use rotary nickel-titanium instruments. J Endod. 2003;29:664-666.
Differentiating Odontogenic Pain from other Craniofacial Pain Disorders. Presented at the 133rd Chicago Midwinter Meeting, Chicago, IL 1998.