title: Authors' response.
authors.affiliation: Department of Stomatology, Division of Periodontics, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, on behalf of coauthors Mark L. McEntire, Nicole M. Marlow, and Robert G. Gellin.
authors.forename: Preston D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: Mark L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: McEntire
authors.forename: Nicole M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Marlow
authors.forename: Robert G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Gellin
mesh_terms: D055113:Chronic Periodontitis / Q000145:classification*; D055094:Evidence-Based Dentistry; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008963:Molar / Q000473:pathology*