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INSTRUCTIONS TO REVIEWERS

Please evaluate the suitability of the manuscript you have reviewed for publication in Operative Dentistry.

Rate the manuscript in one of the following four categories:

• ACCEPT (no corrections necessary)
• CONDITIONAL ACCEPT (minor corrections/revisions necessary)
• RECONSIDER AFTER MAJOR REVISIONS
• REJECT

Please provide as many specific comments and suggestions as possible. These are required, and are extremely helpful to the editor in the final decision-making process and to the authors in possibly improving the quality of their paper. The following should be considered in your review:

• interest to our readership
• overall contribution to the knowledge base
• validity of the clinical relevance statement
• acceptability of research methods and design
• appropriateness of sample selection and size
• adequacy of figures, tables and references
• accuracy of statistical treatment
• consistency of conclusions with reported results

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