Journal of Evidence-Based Dental Practice

Editor-in-Chief: Michael G. Newman, DDS Professor Emeritus, UCLA School of Dentistry, Section of Periodontics, Los Angeles, CA, Senior Associate Editor: Bruce A. Dye, DDS, MPH; ABDPH Diplomate USPHS Dental Epidemiology Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, Hyattsville, MD, Associate Editors: Max Anderson Seattle, WA, Gary Armitage San Francisco, CA, Eunice Carrilho Portuguese Edition, Clovis M. Faggion Jr. Brazil Edition, Jane Forrest Los Angeles, CA, Mariano Sanz Madrid, Spain, Epidemiology/Statistical and Special Editors: Sung Kiang Chuang Chestnut Hill, MA, Julie Frantsve-Hawley Chicago, IL, Special Editor, ADA , Stuart A. Gansky San Francisco, CA, Raul Garcia Boston, MA, Catherine Hayes Boston, MA, Kaumudi Joshipura San Juan, Puerto Rico, Ralph Katz New York, NY, Brian Leroux Seattle, WA, Anwar Merchant Hamilton, ON, Canada, Daniel Meyer Chicago, IL, Special Editor, ADA, Scott Tomar Gainesville, FL, Section Editors: , Oral Maxillofacial Surgery O. Ross Beirne Seattle, WA, Pediatric Dentistry Joel Berg Seattle, WA, General Dentistry Mark A. Cruz Monarch Beach, CA, Jane Gillette Bozeman, MT, TMD Mike T. John Minneapolis, MN, Oral Medicine Ana Karina Mascarenhas Boston, MA, Implants Richard Palmer London, UK, Periodontology Mark Reynolds Baltimore, MD, Editorial Board: Elliot Abt Skokie, IL, William H. Binnie Dallas, TX, Walter Bretz New York, NY, Pintippa Bunyaratavej Chiang Mai, Thailand, Francesco Chiappelli Los Angeles, CA, Ian Coulter Los Angeles, CA, Pamela K. Den Besten San Francisco, CA, Daniel Etienne Paris, France, Joseph Fiorellini Boston, MA, Jeffrey Hutter Boston, MA, Hugo Sampaio Leão Porto, Portugal, George K. Merijohn San Francisco, CA, Toru Naito Fukuoka, Japan, Karen Novak Lexington, KY, Keith M. Phillips Seattle, WA, Leslie M. Salkin Landsdale, PA, Ricardo Sousa Soares Porto, Portugal, James Summitt San Antonio, TX