About the Authors

Mônica G. Corrêa

Affiliation Dental Research Division, School of Dentistry, Paulista University, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Silvana B. Sacchetti

Affiliation Pediatric Rheumatology Unit, Pediatric Rheumatology Unit, Santa Casa de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil

Fernanda Vieira Ribeiro

Affiliation Dental Research Division, School of Dentistry, Paulista University, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Suzana Peres Pimentel

Affiliation Dental Research Division, School of Dentistry, Paulista University, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Renato Corrêa Viana Casarin

Affiliation Dental Research Division, School of Dentistry, Paulista University, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Fabiano Ribeiro Cirano

Affiliation Dental Research Division, School of Dentistry, Paulista University, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Marcio Z. Casati

mzcasati@gmail.com

Affiliation Dental Research Division, School of Dentistry, Paulista University, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceptualization: MGC FVR SPP RCVC FRC MZC. Data curation: MGC RCVC MZC. Formal analysis: MGC RCVC MZC. Funding acquisition: RCVC MZC. Investigation: MGC FVR SPP RCVC FRC MZC. Methodology: MGC SBS FVR SPP RCVC FRC MZC. Project administration: MGC FVR SPP RCVC FRC MZC. Resources: MGC FVR SPP RCVC FRC MZC. Supervision: RCVC MZC. Validation: MGC RCVC. Visualization: MGC SBS RCVC MZC. Writing – original draft: MGC. Writing – review & editing: MGC RCVC MZC.