title: Letter to the editor: authors' response.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Diagnosis, Nihon University, School of Dentistry at Matsudo, Matsudo, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroyasu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Endo
authors.forename: Shinichiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aoki
authors.forename: Takanori
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.forename: Terry D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Rees
authors.forename: Edward P
authors.initials: EP
authors.lastname: Allen
authors.forename: Kayo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kuyama
authors.forename: Hirotsugu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005881:Gingiva / Q000473:pathology*; D005891:Gingivitis / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male