About the Authors

Tássia Cristina de Almeida Pinto-Sarmento

Affiliation Department of Dentistry, State University of Paraíba, Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil

Mauro Henrique Abreu

Affiliation Department of Public Health, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Monalisa Cesarino Gomes

Affiliation Department of Dentistry, State University of Paraíba, Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil

Edja Maria Melo de Brito Costa

Affiliation Department of Dentistry, State University of Paraíba, Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil

Carolina Castro Martins

Affiliation Department of Paediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Ana Flávia Granville-Garcia

anaflaviagg@hotmail.com

Affiliation Department of Dentistry, State University of Paraíba, Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil

Saul Martins Paiva

Affiliation Department of Paediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: AFGG SMP. Performed the experiments: TCAPS MCG. Analyzed the data: CCM MHA. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: EMMBC. Wrote the paper: TCAPS AFGG.