About the Authors

Mariko Mine

Contributed equally to this work with: Mariko Mine, Kojiro Yamaguchi

Affiliation Division of Maxillofacial Diagnostic and Surgical Sciences, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Graduate School of Dental Science, Kyushu University Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan

Kojiro Yamaguchi

Contributed equally to this work with: Mariko Mine, Kojiro Yamaguchi

Affiliation Department of Maxillofacial Diagnostic and Surgical Science, Field of Oral and Maxillofacial Rehabilitation, Graduate School of Dental Science, Kagoshima University Sakuragaoka, Kagoshima, Japan

Tsuyoshi Sugiura

sugiura@dent.kagoshima-u.ac.jp

Affiliation Department of Maxillofacial Diagnostic and Surgical Science, Field of Oral and Maxillofacial Rehabilitation, Graduate School of Dental Science, Kagoshima University Sakuragaoka, Kagoshima, Japan

Satomi Chigita

Affiliation Division of Maxillofacial Diagnostic and Surgical Sciences, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Graduate School of Dental Science, Kyushu University Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan

Naoya Yoshihama

Affiliation Division of Maxillofacial Diagnostic and Surgical Sciences, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Graduate School of Dental Science, Kyushu University Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan

Rumi Yoshihama

Affiliation Division of Maxillofacial Diagnostic and Surgical Sciences, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Graduate School of Dental Science, Kyushu University Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan

Naomi Hiyake

Affiliation Division of Maxillofacial Diagnostic and Surgical Sciences, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Graduate School of Dental Science, Kyushu University Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan

Yosuke Kobayashi

Affiliation Division of Maxillofacial Diagnostic and Surgical Sciences, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Graduate School of Dental Science, Kyushu University Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan

Yoshihide Mori

Affiliation Division of Maxillofacial Diagnostic and Surgical Sciences, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Graduate School of Dental Science, Kyushu University Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MM KY TS. Performed the experiments: MM KY TS SC NY RY NH YK. Analyzed the data: MM TS RY NH YM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MM KY TS SC NY RY NH. Wrote the paper: MM KY TS.