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
Glen P. McGivney
EDITORIAL COUNCIL
Brien R. Lang, Chair
Baldwin Marchack, Vice Chair
Jane D. Brewer
Robert E. Gillis, Jr.
Gerald N. Graser
Carol Lefebvre
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Carol A. Lefebvre
NOTEWORTHY ABSTRACTS
Amazis Louka
Donald L. Mitchell
J. Marvin Reynolds
Shane N. White
Charles C. Swoope,
Special Consultant
Reviewers
Steven E. Eckert
Michael E. Razzoog
Donna L. Dixon
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
Bill Wu
EDITORIAL REVIEW BOARD
John R. Agar
Gary C. Anderson
Carl J. Andres
Mário F. Bernardo*
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
Lyndon F. Cooper
Lars Dahlstrom*
Robert L. DeFranco
Virendra B. Dhuru
Ana M. Diaz-Arnold
R. Duane Douglas
David Drake
David A. Felton
Richard P. Frank
Kevin B. Frazier
Neal R. Garrett
Jack A. Gerschman*
Gary R. Goldstein
Charles J. Goodacre
Joseph E. Grasso
Henry A. Gremillion
Albert D. Guckes
Reinhard Hickel*
John R. Ivanhoe
Rhonda F. Jacob
William W. Johnson
David 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
William F. P. Malone
Kenneth B. May
Willard D. McCall, Jr.
Glenn E. Minsley
Steven M. Morgano
Dean Morton
Steven K. Nelson
Christopher C. Peck*
Patricia Pereira
Keith M. Phillips
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*
Ross H. Tallents
Thomas D. Taylor
Geoffrey A. Thompson
Antheunis Versluis
Mary P. Walker
John C. Wataha
Hans-Peter Weber
Alvin G. Wee
*International Reviewers
Editorial Manager
Production Editor
Sarah C. Mazer
Mary Dix
4A THE JOURNAL OF PROSTHETIC DENTISTRY
MAY 2002