title: Letter to the editor: Authors' response.
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontology, School of Graduate Dentistry, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel.
authors.forename: Yaniv
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mayer
authors.forename: Rina
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Elimelech
authors.forename: Eli E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Machtei
mesh_terms: D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010512:Periodontal Index; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*
chemical_list: D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha