Treatment options for permanent teeth with coronal one-third root fractures.

BACKGROUND AND OVERVIEW: Teeth with coronal one-third root fractures are considered to have a poor prognosis. Historically, such teeth were likely to be extracted. Observations have indicated that at least some teeth with such fractures can survive for a significant amount of time. CASE DESCRIPTIONS: The authors report on 2 cases of coronal one-third root fractures that have survived for 10 and 35 years and suggest that the long-term splinting of these teeth aided in their survival. CONCLUSION AND PRACTICAL IMPLICATION: Stabilizing teeth with coronal one-third root fractures may allow such teeth to survive for long periods, which can be of great benefit, especially for young patients.

Evaluation of a social skills program based on social learning theory, implemented in a school setting.

Using a sample of 647 Canadian children in kindergarten to Grade 3 (325 boys, 322 girls), the present study evaluated the perceived effectiveness of Skillstreaming (McGinnis & Goldstein, 2003), a widely known social skills program implemented to target the development of four skill sets, i.e., listening, following directions, problem-solving, and knowing when to tell. Results indicated significant postprogram improvements in all skills as well as in ratings of overall prosociality obtained from both classroom teachers and mental health staff, with medium to large effect sizes obtained from teachers' and mental health professionals' ratings, respectively. Additional analyses yielded significant but weak moderator effects of grade and preprogram prosocial functioning for teacher ratings but no consistent moderator effects for children's sex or school location (i.e., urban versus rural) regardless of rater.