title: Authors' response.
authors.affiliation: Director of Research, Huron Gastroenterology, Ypsilanti, Mich.
authors.forename: Naresh T
authors.initials: NT
authors.lastname: Gunaratnam
authors.affiliation: Najjar Endowed Professor of Dentistry and Biomedical Engineering, School of Dentistry and College of Engineering, and Chair, Department of Periodontics, and Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
authors.forename: William V
authors.initials: WV
authors.lastname: Giannobile
mesh_terms: D003679:Deglutition; D017266:Dental Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D053120:Respiratory Aspiration / Q000209:etiology*