**Author details**

Nelcy Hisao Hiraba1\*, Motoharu Inoue1 , Takako Sato2 , Satoshi Nishimura2 , Masaru Yamao‐ ka3 , Takaya Shimano1 , Ryuichi Sampei1 , Katuko Ebihara1 , Hisako Ishii1 and Koichiro Ueda1

\*Address all correspondence to: hiraba@dent.nihon-u.ac.jp


3 Nihon University, School of Dentistry, 1-8-13 Kanda-surugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Japan

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