Berto, Luciana Aranha
Ettmayer, Johanna Blanda
Stutzer, Diego
Nietzsche, Sandor
Niederhauser, Thomas
Burger, Juergen
Sculean, Anton
Eick, Sigrun
Hofmann, Martin
Funding for this research was provided by:
University of Bern
Article History
Received: 11 December 2023
Accepted: 21 April 2024
First Online: 3 May 2024
Declarations
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: J.B., S.E., M.H., T.N., and D.S. have applied for a patent for the novel planar scalers. The other authors have no conflict of interest to declare.
: Extracted teeth and (attached) PDL fibroblasts were obtained from patients who underwent extractions in the dental clinics of the University of Bern. Patients were informed about the use of their teeth (and cells) for research purposes prior to the extraction. All patients had signed an informed consent. This procedure is in accordance with the approved guidelines and regulations of the Cantonal Ethics Committee of Bern for irreversibly anonymized samples.
: J.B., S.E., M.H., T.N., and D.S. have applied for a patent for the novel planar scalers. The other authors have no conflict of interest to declare.