Prosthetic Dentistry

THE JOURNAL OF
Prosthetic
Dentistry
Mission Statement: The Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry was founded in 1951 to provide a
means for the interchange of ideas among individuals to advance the skill and knowledge of
prosthodontics. Based on a critical review process and guided by the foremost authorities in all
disciplines of prosthetic and restorative dentistry, The Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry will
continue to communicate the standard for prosthetic and restorative care of patients.
EDITOR
Carol A. Lefebvre
EDITORIAL COUNCIL
Brien R. Lang, Chair
Baldwin Marchack, Vice Chair
Jane D. Brewer
Robert E. Gillis, Jr.
Gerald N. Graser
Sreenivas Koka
Amazis Louka
Donald L. Mitchell
J. Marvin Reynolds
Shane N. White
Charles C. Swoope
NOTEWORTHY ABSTRACTS
Reviewers
Donna L. Dixon
Steven E. Eckert
Michael E. Razzoog
CONSULTANTS
Stephen C. Bayne, Editorial
Glen H. Johnson, Biomaterials
Robert P. Renner, Abstracts
ABSTRACT TRANSLATOR
Geng Jian Ping, Chinese
Statistical Consultants
Elaine L. Davis
Willard D. McCall, Jr.
Richard K. Ohrbach
Jennifer L. Waller
Bill Wu
EDITORIAL REVIEW BOARD
John R. Agar
Gary C. Anderson
Carl J. Andres
Ronald B. Blackman
William W. Brackett
Robert L. Brandt
William A. Brantley
David T. Brown
Joel D. Bumgardner
Zhuo Cai
Joseph R. Cain
Alan B. Carr
Roman M. Cibirka
Nancy L. Clelland
Lars Dahlstrom*
Robert L. DeFranco
Virendra B. Dhuru
Ana M. Diaz-Arnold
R. Duane Douglas
Richard P. Frank
Kevin B. Frazier
Neal R. Garrett
Jack A. Gerschman*
Gary R. Goldstein
Chalres J. Goodacre
Henry A. Gremillion
Albert D. Guckes
Reinhard Hickel*
John R. Ivanhoe
William W. Johnson
Daivd A. Kaiser
Robert J. Kelly
Sreenivas Koka
Tom W.P. Korioth
Howard M. Landesman
Lisa A. Lang
Xavier Lepe
Robert W. Loney
Parker E. Mahan
Willard D. McCall, Jr.
Steven M. Morgano
Steven K. Nelson
Christopher C. Peck*
Patricia Pereira
Keith M. Phillips
Kevin D. Plummer
Peter Pospiech*
Harold W. Preiskel*
Peter Rammelsberg*
Jeffrey E. Rubenstein
Frederick A. Rueggeberg
Ronald L. Sakaguchi
George S. Schuster
Kenneth P. Sobczak
Clark M. Stanford
Peter Stevenson-Moore*
Geoffrey A. Thompson
Antheunis Versluis
Mary P. Walker
John C. Wataha
Hans-Peter Weber
Alvin G. Wee
*International Reviewers
Editorial Manager
Catherine Prysiazny
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Production Editor
Mary Dix
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