Editor in Chief Daniel M. Laskin

Editor Emeritus James R. Hayward

Assistant Editors Leon A. Assael Raymond P. White, Jr

Section Editors Edward Ellis IIIOral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Robert D. MarcianiClinical Controversies

Jeffrey D. BennettAnesthesiology

Eric R. CarlsonClinicopathologic Conferences

Ellen EisenbergPathology

Michael C. MatzkinCurrent Literature

Stephen B. MilamResearch

Janie DunhamNews

Richard H. HaugCurrent Therapy

Editorial Board R. Bruce DonoffDaniel LewM. Anthony Pogrel

Leonard B. KabanCharles N. BertolamiFelice S. O’Ryan

International Consultants Edvitar LeiburTartu, Estonia

Herman F. SailerZurich, Switzerland

Christian LindqvistHelsinki, Finland

John FrameBirmingham, England

Luis Alberto QuevedoSantiago, Chile

Tadahiko IizukaKyoto, Japan

Statistical Reviewer Alvin M. Best

Publisher W.B. Saunders CompanyA Harcourt Health Sciences CompanyPhiladelphia, PA

Lori A. NapoliProduction Supervisor

Journal of Oral andMaxillofacial Surgery