title: Authors' Response.
authors.affiliation: Gil Dental Group, San Jose, Costa Rica, and Division of Periodontology, College of Dentistry, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio.
authors.forename: Mariana Gil
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Escalante
authors.affiliation: Division of Periodontology, College of Dentistry, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center.
authors.forename: Binnaz
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Leblebicioglu
authors.affiliation: Division of Periodontology, College of Dentistry, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center.
authors.forename: John D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Walters
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, and Department of Microbiology, Immunology & Cell Biology, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia.
authors.forename: Tim D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Eubank