About the Authors
- Izumi Fukumoto
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Affiliation Fixed Prosthodontics, Department of Restorative Sciences, Division of Oral Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
- Atsushi Tamura
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* E-mail: tamura.org@tmd.ac.jp
Affiliation Department of Organic Biomaterials, Institute of Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
- Mitsuaki Matsumura
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Affiliation Fixed Prosthodontics, Department of Restorative Sciences, Division of Oral Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
- Hiroyuki Miura
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Affiliation Fixed Prosthodontics, Department of Restorative Sciences, Division of Oral Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
- Nobuhiko Yui
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Affiliation Department of Organic Biomaterials, Institute of Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
Competing Interests
The authors have read the journal’s policy and have the following conflicts: part of this work was financially supported by a Torii Pharmaceutical. There is no employment, consultancy, patents, or marketed products to declare. This does not alter the authors’ adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: IF AT MM HM NY. Performed the experiments: IF AT. Analyzed the data: IF AT MM HM NY. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: AT NY. Wrote the manuscript: IF AT MM HM NY.