Tao, Ran https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9296-3992
Liu, Sufang
Crawford, Joshua
Kramer, Phillip
Bender, Steven
Tao, Feng https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0623-6298
Funding for this research was provided by:
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (R01DE031255)
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (R01DE032061)
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (R03DE031822)
Article History
Received: 20 June 2025
Revised: 26 January 2026
Accepted: 29 January 2026
First Online: 17 April 2026
Competing interests
: The authors declare no competing interests.