About the Authors

Leonardo P. Faverani

Affiliations Department of Dental Materials and Prosthodontics, Aracatuba Dental School, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Aracatuba, São Paulo, Brazil, Department of Surgery and Integrated Clinic, Aracatuba Dental School, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Aracatuba, São Paulo, Brazil

Wirley G. Assunção

Affiliation Department of Dental Materials and Prosthodontics, Aracatuba Dental School, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Aracatuba, São Paulo, Brazil

Paulo Sérgio P. de Carvalho

Affiliation Department of Surgery and Integrated Clinic, Aracatuba Dental School, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Aracatuba, São Paulo, Brazil

Judy Chia-Chun Yuan

Affiliation Department of Restorative Dentistry, University of Illinois at Chicago–College of Dentistry, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

Cortino Sukotjo

Affiliation Department of Restorative Dentistry, University of Illinois at Chicago–College of Dentistry, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

Mathew T. Mathew

Affiliations Department of Restorative Dentistry, University of Illinois at Chicago–College of Dentistry, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

Valentim A. Barao

barao@fop.unicamp.br

Affiliation Department of Prosthodontics and Periodontology, Piracicaba Dental School, Universidade of Campinas (UNICAMP), Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: WGA VAB. Performed the experiments: LPF. Analyzed the data: LPF PSPC JCY CS MTM VAB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: WGA PSPC VAB. Wrote the paper: LPF VAB.