title: Authors' response.
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Clinical Epidemiologist, Toronto Health Economics and Technology Assessment Collaborative, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Lusine
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Abrahamyan
authors.affiliation: Health Economist, Toronto Health Economics and Technology Assessment Collaborative, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Petros
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pechlivanoglou
authors.affiliation: Director, Toronto Health Economics and Technology Assessment Collaborative, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Professor, Faculties of Medicine and Pharmacy, Institute of Health Policy Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Senior Scientist, Toronto General Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Attending Physician, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Murray
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Krahn
authors.affiliation: Instructor, Evidence-Based Dentistry Unit, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile; Doctoral Student, Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Alonso
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Carrasco-Labra
authors.affiliation: Lecturer, Evidence-Based Dentistry Unit, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile; Doctoral Student, Institute of Health Policy Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Romina
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Brignardello-Petersen
authors.affiliation: Professor and William M. Feagans Chair, School of Dental Medicine, University of Buffalo, Buffalo, NY; Editor, The Journal of the American Dental Association.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Glick
authors.affiliation: Distinguished Professor, Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; Joint Member, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Gordon H
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Guyatt
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Dental Public Health, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Assistant Professor, Clinical Epidemiology and Health Care Research, Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Head, Endodontics, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Amir
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Azarpazhooh