title: Authors' response.
authors.affiliation: Professor and Chair, Department of Endodontics.
authors.forename: Paul D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Eleazer
authors.affiliation: Professor and Chair, Department of Clinical and Community Sciences.
authors.forename: Gregg H
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Gilbert
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor, Division of Preventive Medicine, Department of Medicine, School of Dentistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL.
authors.forename: Ellen
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Funkhouser
authors.affiliation: Endodontist, Permanente Dental Associates, Portland, OR.
authors.forename: Gregg J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Reams
authors.affiliation: Private Practitioner, Lake Elmo, MN.
authors.forename: Alan S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Law
authors.affiliation: Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Community Dentistry and Behavioral Science, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
authors.forename: Paul L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Benjamin