Chen, Min
Pradhan, Babita
Meng, Yajun
Tsauo, Chialing
Zhou, Xuedong
Huang, Dingming
Ma, Jingzhi
Gao, Yuan
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.62171193, No. 62373263)
Funding of the Science & Technology Department of Sichuan province (No. 2023NSFSC0554)
Article History
Received: 21 April 2023
Accepted: 25 September 2023
First Online: 9 January 2024
Declarations
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: The human mandibular molars used in this study were obtained from the Outpatient Department of Oral Surgery, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University. All methods were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations. The study was approved by the West China Hospital of Stomatology Institutional Review Board (WCHS-IRB-ST-2017-224). All samples were collected from hospitals as medical waste following tooth extractions due to various reasons, including severe periodontitis. The patients had previously signed consent forms for the extractions. We collected these samples and used them for our experiments. The Sichuan University West China School of Stomatology Ethics Committee approved the use of these extracted teeth for in vitro experiments, as the protocols were not performed on patients and therefore did not require additional informed consent.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.