Warunek, Jordan
Warunek, Stephen
Calderon, Michael
Franks, Jonathan
Watkins, Simon
Turnquist, Heth
Al-Jewair, Thikriat
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Institutes of Health (5T32AI074490 and F31HL170514)
National Institutes of Health (R01HL22489)
Al-Jewair Lab Fund
Article History
Received: 5 October 2025
Accepted: 17 January 2026
First Online: 6 February 2026
Declarations
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: All procedures completed at the University of Pittsburgh were approved by IACUC and complied with the NIH’s Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals .
: Not applicable.
: TA-J is an Associate Editor for Progress in Orthodontics. However, she was not involved in the editorial handling or decision-making process for this manuscript. The rest of the authors have no competing interests to declare.