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Authors
Kapov, Grace
Linton, Kasey
Gatewood, Christopher
Liu, Chuwen
Strauman, Timothy
Hodges, Eric
Graves, Christina
Sawicki, Caroline
Wu, Di
Divaris, Kimon
Jacox, Laura Anne
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (R03DE032768)
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (K08DE030235)
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (UL1TR002489)
Southern Association of Orthodontists
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Article History
Received: 30 January 2025
Accepted: 7 July 2025
First Online: 7 August 2025
Declarations
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: This study is carried out in accordance with the Code of Federal Regulations on the Protection of Human Subjects (45 CFR Part 46), the NIH requirements for human subjects’ research and institutional policies of the UNC IRB and Office of Human Research Ethics (approved IRB #22-1454 enrollment and data collection, #24-0341 for analysis of biological specimens). Clinical Trial registration information: Data are collected as part of a registered clinical trial (Animal Assisted Therapy in Pediatric Dentistry (AAT): NCT05464888, registered July 2022, Status: Recruiting). Verbal assent (pediatric participant) and written informed consent (guardian) will be obtained from each participant in the study.
: All authors gave their final approval for this publication and agreed to be accountable for all aspects of the work.
: The authors declare no competing interests. The funders had no role in the study design, collection and interpretation of the data, writing of the manuscript, or the decision to publish the results.
