Funding for this research was provided by:
Nanjing Medical Science and technique Development Foundation (ZKX19030)
Article History
Received: 1 December 2022
Accepted: 10 February 2023
First Online: 15 February 2023
Declarations
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: All human experiments are conducted in accordance with the relevant guidelines and regulations. The protocol for collecting normal and diseased gingival samples was approved by the Medical Ethics Committee of Nanjing Stomatological Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, and the ethics approval number was 2016NL-010(KS). The study was approved by the Medical Ethics Committee of Nanjing Stomatological Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University. Informed consent was obtained from all subjects and/or their legal guardians.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.