Funding
Anhui Natural Science Foundation (No. 22080-85QH247)
Anhui Key University Natural Science Research Project (No. KJ2021A0845),
Talent Introduction Program of Yijishan Hospital of Wannan Medical College (YR202108, YR202105)
Middle-aged and Young Research Fund of Yijishan Hospital of Wannan Medical College (XJ2021002303)
Wuhu Science and Technology Programme Key Research and Development Projects (2022yf62)
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Authors and Affiliations
Jie Ma4,5*, Jia-yi Yin3,5, Xiu-an Zhu3,6, Qing Xu3,6, Jing-ping Zhou3,6,
Stomatology Clinic,The Second Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, China.
Zheng-yi Lai
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College (Yijishan Hospital of Wannan Medical College) Wuhu, China.
De-tao Tao
Department of Oral Medicine, School of Stomatology, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, Anhui, China.
Zheng-yi Lai; Jia-yi Yin; Xiu-an Zhu; Qing Xu and Jing-ping Zhou
Wuhu Dental Hospital, Wuhu, China.
Jie Ma
Key Laboratory of Non-coding RNA Transformation Research of Anhui Higher Education Institution (Wannan Medical College), Wuhu, China.
Jie Ma and Jia-yi Yin
Anhui Engineering Research Center for Oral Materials and Application, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, Anhui, China.
Xiu-an Zhu; Qing Xu and Jing-ping Zhou
Author Contributions:
Conceptualization, Zheng-yi Lai and Jie Ma; Methodology, Zheng-yi Lai, Jie Ma, Jia-yi Yin ; Validation, Jie Ma; Formal analysis, Zheng-yi Lai and De-tao Tao; Investigation, Zheng-yi Lai, Jie Ma; Resources, Zheng-yi Lai ; Data Curation, Jie Ma,; Writing-Original Draft, Jie Ma and Zheng-yi Lai; Writing-Review & Editing, Zheng-yi Lai; Visualization, Zheng-yi Lai, Jie Ma,Xiu-an Zhu; Supervision, De-tao Tao; Funding acquisition, Jing-ping Zhou and De-tao Tao; Zheng-yi Lai and Jie Ma contributed equally to this work. All authors reviewed the results and approved the final version of the manuscript.
De-tao Tao is the corresponding author
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This study was approved by the Laboratory Animal Welfare and Ethics Committee (LLSC-2020-003) of Wannan Medical College. All methods were performed in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. The purpose and methods of the study were explained to all participants by the interviewer. Participation was voluntary and no incentives were offered. Confidentiality and anonymity of data collection were emphasised before the interviews began. Written informed consent was obtained from all participants.
The experiments were conducted in accordance with the relevant guidelines and regulations and all experiments were licensed by Scientific Research and New Technology of Wannan Medical College Yijishan Hospital IRB, confirming that informed consent was obtained from all subjects or their legal guardians.
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