About the Authors

Randa Al-Fotawei

Affiliation University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom

Ashraf F. Ayoub

Ashraf.Ayoub@glasgow.ac.uk

Affiliation University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom

Neil Heath

Affiliation Oral & Maxillofacial Radiology, Glasgow University Dental Hospital & School, Glasgow, United Kingdom

Kurt B. Naudi

Affiliation Oral Surgery, Glasgow University Dental Hospital & School, Glasgow, United Kingdom

K. Elizabeth Tanner

Affiliation Biomedical Materials, School of Engineering, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom

Matthew J. Dalby

Affiliation Centre for Cell Engineering, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom

Jeremy McMahon

Affiliation Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Southern General Hospital, Glasgow, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: RA NH KN ET JM MD AA. Performed the experiments: RA AA KN MD JM. Analyzed the data: RA AA KN NH ET MD. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MD NH. Wrote the paper: RA NH KN ET JM MD AA. Designed the study: RA AA KN JM MD LT. Carried out the lab work: RA MD. Carried out the surgery: RA KN JM AA. Analyzed the results: ET MD RA AA. Radiographic assessment: NH AA RA KN.