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Volume 18, Issue 2 (2023)

Original Articles

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The effect of surface material, roughness and wettability on the adhesion and proliferation of Streptococcus gordonii , Fusobacterium nucleatum and Porphyromonas gingivalis☆
Sunyoung Choi, Ye-Hyeon Jo, In-Sung Luke Yeo, Hyung-In Yoon, Jae-Hyun Lee, and Jung-Suk Han

                  pp. 517 - 525

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The multi-factor analysis of computer-based test scores in objective structured clinical examination of clerkship in school of dentistry, National Taiwan University
Yi-Ling Tsai, Wan-Yu Tseng, Eddie Hsiang-Hua Lai, Tong-Mei Wang, Chen-Ying Wang, Ting-Fang Lin, and Li-Deh Lin

                  pp. 754 - 760

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Factors affecting perception of laypeople and dental professionals toward different smile esthetics
Johnson Hsin-Chung Cheng, Yuan-Che Hsu, Tracy Yi-Hsuan Lee, and Rou-Wei Li

                  pp. 739 - 746

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Accuracy of intraoral scanning methods for maxillary Kennedy class I arch
I-Ching Chang, Chun-Cheng Hung, Je-Kang Du, Chih-Te Liu, Pei-Ling Lai, and Ting-Hsun Lan

                  pp. 747 - 753

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Investigation on the effect of recasting palladium-silver alloy by argon arc vacuum pressure casting process
Chun-Cheng Hung, Pei-Ling Lai, Chin-Tzu Yeh, Po-Sung Fu, Jen-Hao Chen, Ting-Hsun Lan, Jen-Chyan Wang, and Wen-Cheng Chen

                  pp. 730 - 738

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Factors affecting infection control measures performed by dental workers
Sam Li-Sheng Chen, Hsin-Chung Cheng, Yu-Chun Yen, and Amy Ming-Fang Yen

                  pp. 722 - 729

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Expression of advanced glycation end products and receptors in gingival tissues of patients with noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus-associated periodontitis
Hsein-Kun Lu, Ya-Han Chang, Chen-Ling Huang, An-Tsz Hsieh, and Chia-Ai Jao

                  pp. 689 - 695

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Synergistic antibacterial effects of 5-fluorouracil or thioridazine in combination with phytopolyphenols on cultured Porphyromonas gingivalis
Shoei-Yn Lin-shiau, Yu-Feng Huang, and Hui-Wen Yang

                  pp. 709 - 714

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Clinical evaluation of 3D-printed zirconia crowns fabricated by selective laser melting (SLM) for posterior teeth restorations: Short-term pilot study
Tsui Hsien Huang, Chia Tze Kao, Sze-Han Liu, and Chuan-Yi Kao

                  pp. 715 - 721

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Accuracy of digital impressions for three-unit and four-unit implant supported fixed dental prostheses using a novel device
Chih-Ling Chang, tzu yung kao, Min-Chieh Hsieh, and Chi-Pin Hsu

                  pp. 702 - 708

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Automatic identification of individuals using deep learning method on panoramic radiographs
Akifumi Enomoto, Atsushi Lee, Miho Sukedai, Takeshi Shimoide, Ryuichi Katada, Kana Sugimoto, and Hiroshi Matsumoto

                  pp. 696 - 701

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Exploring factors influencing dental students’ negative emotions during a gross anatomy laboratory in Taiwan
Der-Yan Han and Po-Fang Tsai

                  pp. 681 - 688

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Anti-inflammaging effects of vitamin D in human gingival fibroblasts with advanced glycation end product stimulation
Hung-Chieh Lu, Taichen Lin, Min Yee Ng, Chang-Wei Hsieh, Yi-Wen Liao, Chun-Cheng Chen, Cheng-Chia Yu, and Chun-Jung Chen

                  pp. 666 - 673

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Bromelain inhibits the inflammation and senescence effect in diabetic periodontitis: A preliminary in vitro study
Hung-Chieh Lu, Min Yee Ng, Yi-Wen Liao, Shogo Maekawa, Taichen Lin, and Cheng-Chia Yu

                  pp. 659 - 665

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Downregulation of histone deacetylase 8 (HDAC8) alleviated the progression of oral submucous fibrosis
Hui-Wen Yang, Yi-Hwa Sun, Chih-Yuan Fang, Yoichi Ohiro, Heng-Yi Liao, Yi-Wen Liao, Yu-Hsun Kao, and Cheng-Chia Yu

                  pp. 652 - 658

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The influence of fixed prosthesis placement on the clinical effectiveness of non-surgical periodontal therapy
Po-Chun Chang, Yun-Han Ma, and Hao-Ting Hsu

                  pp. 674 - 680

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Prosthetic emergence angle in different implant sites and their correlation with marginal bone loss: A retrospective study
Zhihui Tang, Yuqian Kou, and Qing Li

                  pp. 534 - 540

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COVID-19 transmission in dental practice during the pandemic: A questionnaire-based survey in private dental clinics in Japan
Hironori Sakai, Eiji Kondo, Hirokazu Tanaka Hirokazu Tanaka, Tetsu Shimane, Shinichi Yamada, and Hiroshi Kurita

                  pp. 497 - 502

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miR-146a participates in the regulation of cancer stemness of oral carcinoma cells
Yen-Tze Liu, Cheng-Chia Yu, Ming-Yi Lu, Shih-Chi Chao, Yi-Wen Liao, Chuan-Hang Yu, and Yu-Hsien Lee

                  pp. 503 - 509

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Evaluation of the ergonomic sitting position adopted by dental students while using dental simulators
Iriana Argentina Corrales Zúniga, Nahomy Lissette Sauceda Malespín, Alba Lucía Vega Vílchez, Octavio J. Duarte Frenky, Guang Hong, and Juan Ramón Vanegas Sáenz

                  pp. 526 - 533

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Naringenin stimulates osteogenic/odontogenic differentiation and migration of human dental pulp stem cells
Yeon Kim, Hyun-Joo Park, Mi-Kyoung Kim, Yong-Il Kim, Hyung Joon Kim, Soo-Kyung Bae, Jacques E. Nör, and Moon-Kyoung Bae

                  pp. 577 - 585

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Role of nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-like receptor family pyrin domain containing 6 in activation of inflammation in human umbilical vein endothelial cells stimulated by Porphyromonas gingivalis- an in vitro study
Xiangying Ouyang, Xinzhe Lou, Jianru Liu, Wenyi Liu, Ying Xie, Jinsheng Zhong, Peiying Lv, and Shengnan Zhang

                  pp. 510 - 516

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Association of polymorphisms in Th1/Th2-related cytokines (IFN-γ, TGFβ1, IL-1β, IL-2, IL-4, IL-18) with oral lichen planus: A pooled analysis of case–control studies
Xuemin Shen, Wei Liu, Meng Li, Xinzhong Zhang, Zengtong Zhou, and Zhengyu Shen

                  pp. 560 - 566

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Prognostic signature of endoplasmic reticulum stress-related long noncoding RNAs in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: Association with somatic mutation and tumor immune microenvironment
Yubin Cao, Tao Qu, Cheng Miao, Zijian Zhang, Honglin Li, Liu Liu, Weimin Lin, Chunjie Li, Jian Pan, and Li Ye

                  pp. 541 - 550

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Actin alpha 2, smooth muscle, a transforming growth factor-β1-induced factor, regulates collagen production in human periodontal ligament cells via Smad2/3 pathway
Hiromi Mitarai, Naati Fakatava, Asuka Yuda, Akira Haraguchi, Hiroko Wada, Daigaku Hasegawa, Hidefumi Maeda, and Naohisa Wada

                  pp. 567 - 576

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Fabrication and characterisation of novel algin incorporated bioactive-glass 58S calcium-silicate-based root canal sealer
Tahir Yusuf Noorani, Galvin Sim Siang Lin, Daniel Hong Heng Sim, Norhayati Luddin, Josephine Chang Lai, and Huwaina Abd Ghani

                  pp. 604 - 612

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Assessment of the coronal root canal morphology of permanent maxillary first molars using digital 3D-reconstruction technology based on micro-computed tomography data
Dingming Huang, Mudan Wang, Yuxuan Gao, Qi Deng, Yuan Gao, and Dongzhe Song

                  pp. 586 - 593

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Safety of COVID-19 vaccine delivery by dentists: An observational cohort study
Takuro Sanuki, Keita Kagawa, Hidetaka Kuroda, Dai Kaneko, Miki Imura, Uno Imaizumi, Kanta Kido, Shota Tsukimoto, Shinji Kurata, and Naotaka Kishimoto

                  pp. 613 - 617

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The prevalence of Stafne bone cavity: A meta-analysis of 355,890 individuals
Athikhun Suwannakhan, Phanthip Chaweeborisuit, Laphatrada Yurasakpong, Nutmethee Kruepunga, R. Shane Tubbs, and Arada Chaiyamoon

                  pp. 594 - 603

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Efficacy assessment of laser Doppler imager in diagnosing the pulp vitality after dental trauma
Hui-Na Lee, Ping-Ho Chen, Chun-Yin Huang, Chun-Ming Chen, Jiiang-Huei Jeng, Yuk-Kwan Chen, and Fu-Hsiung Chuang

                  pp. 618 - 625

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Myeloid-derived growth factor regulates high glucose-mediated apoptosis of gingival fibroblasts and induce AKT pathway activation and nuclear factor κB pathway inhibition
Nan Zhang, Linlin Gao, Zhenqiang Li, Wenxiao Chang, and Yanyan Liu

                  pp. 636 - 644

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Association of medications with burning mouth syndrome in Taiwanese aged patients
Chun-Pin Chiang and Yu-Hsueh Wu

                  pp. 833 - 839

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The analysis and feedback from the performance of pre-clinical operation skills tests for clerkship in School of Dentistry, National Taiwan University in 2022
Tong-Mei Wang, Wan-Yu Tseng, Yi-Ling Tsai, Eddie Hsiang-Hua Lai, Chen-Ying Wang, Ting-Fang Lin, and Li-Deh Lin

                  pp. 775 - 780

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Stress analysis and risk of failure during clenching in ceramic assembly models: 3-dimensional finite element analysis
Ting-Hsun Lan, Alex Siu Lun Fok, Chun-Cheng Hung, Je-Kang Du, Chih-Te Liu, and Jeh-Hao Chen

                  pp. 791 - 800

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Specific inhibitor of Smad3 (SIS3) alleviated submandibular gland fibrosis and dysfunction after dominant duct ligation in mice
Yubin Cao, Honglin Li, Guanru Wang, Minqi Hu, Runnan Dai, and Chunjie Li

                  pp. 865 - 871

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Overview of dental professionally topical fluoride application in public health measure in Taiwan in 2021
Chun-Pin Chiang, Feng-Chou Cheng, Ling-Hsia Wang, and Yin-Lin Wang

                  pp. 857 - 864

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Preliminary comparison of the remineralization and desensitization effects of a novel mineralized ion-releasing toothpaste and commercially available competitive products
Chun-Cheng Hung, Po-Sung Fu, Hui-Yu Wu, Chia-Ling Ko, and Wen-Cheng Chen

                  pp. 848 - 856

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Questionnaire survey on the satisfaction of SimEx dental education system
Guang Hong, Chun-Cheng Hung, Gen Mayanagi, Takashi Nishioka, Lu Sun, Eddie Lai, Ting-Hsun Lan, Keiichi Sasaki, and Nobuhiro Takahashi

                  pp. 840 - 847

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Higher frequencies of anemia, vitamin B12 deficiency, and gastric parietal cell antibody positivity in folic acid-deficient Taiwanese male oral submucous fibrosis patients
Chun-Pin Chiang, Yu-Hsueh Wu, Yi-Pang Lee, Julia Chang, Yi-Ping Wang, and Andy Sun

                  pp. 801 - 807

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Bibliometric analysis of immunotherapy for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
Xin-Jia Cai, He-Yu Zhang, Jian-Yun Zhang, and Tie-Jun Li

                  pp. 872 - 882

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Development of a flexible film made of polyvinyl alcohol with chitosan based thermosensitive hydrogel
Tzer-Min Lee, Chih-Ling Huang, Hsun-Yu Huang, Yu-Chen Lu, and Chia-Jung Cheng

                  pp. 822 - 832

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LINC01296 promotes cancer stemness traits in oral carcinomas by sponging miR-143
Kuang-Yuan Liang, Dennis Chun-Yu Ho, Hsiu-Pin Yang, Pei-Ling Hsieh, Chih-Yuan Fang, Lo-Lin Tsai, Shih-Chi Chao, Chia-Ming Liu, and Cheng-Chia Yu

                  pp. 814 - 821

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Sprouty 4 expression in human oral squamous cell carcinogenesis
Pei-Hsien Liao, Fu-Hsiung Chuang, Yen-Yun Wang, Wen-Chen Wang, Chiang-Wei Su, Ching-Wei Hsu, Shyng-Shiou Yuan, and Yuk-Kwan Chen

                  pp. 781 - 790

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Quality of dental treatments under intravenous sedation among patients with disability: A self-matching study
Hsiu-Hsien Chen, Po-Yen Lin, Ching-Kai Lin, Le-Yin Hsu, Ming-Hua Hung, Ping-Yi Lin, and Lin-Yang Chi

                  pp. 761 - 766

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An exploration of the connotation of clinical dental radiology education for medical radiation students in Taiwan in 2022
Chun-Pin Chiang, Feng-Chou Cheng, Mu-Hsiung Chen, Meng-Chi Chen, Yu-Wen Wan, Pei-Yu Hsu, and Yin-Lin Wang

                  pp. 767 - 774

Short Communications

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Evaluation of cytokines as diagnostic and therapeutic indicators for recurrent aphthous stomatitis: A statistical study
Wei Liu, Yuanyuan Long, Yiwen Deng, Huan Shi, and Xuan Xiao

                  pp. 883 - 888

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A digital workflow for single complete denture using a multi-functional diagnostic denture
Xiaoqiang Liu, Yang Yang, Xiaoming Zhu, Zixuan Wang, Jianguo Tan, and Yong Wang

                  pp. 889 - 892

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Butyrate-treatment induces gingival epithelial cell death in a three-dimensional gingival-connective tissue hybrid co-culture system
Hiromasa Tsuda, Yusuke Kurosawa, Hirofumi Yamaguchi, Kazuki Uemichi, Keiji Shinozuka, and Yuki Kirihara

                  pp. 893 - 897

Correspondences

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Preclinical prosthodontic training with mixed reality haptic-based dental simulator
Ilser Turkyilmaz and Lindsay Simone Marshall

                  pp. 905 - 906

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Simple re-attachment of a complete crown fracture to avoid complex replacement: A case report
Saeed Asgary and Ardavan Parhizkar

                  pp. 901 - 902

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Noninvasive incision design to prevent loss of attachment of adjacent implants in ridge augmentation
Chun-Kai Hu, Yo-Seng Shih, Yi-June Lo, and Chih-Yuan Fang

                  pp. 903 - 904

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An ameloblastoma mimicking an odontogenic cyst in the right posterior mandible
Tzu Hsien Yeh, Yen-Chang Chen, Yi-Pang Lee, and Chun-Pin Chiang

                  pp. 931 - 932

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Simple treatment for beauty is not always the best: A corrective surgery
Chun-Te Ho, Wen-Ken Tai, and Chia-Tze Kao

                  pp. 898 - 900

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Air quality of dental clinics in developing nations: A disregarded crisis
Rahul Anand, Gargi Sarode, and Sachin Sarode

                  pp. 916 - 916

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Periapical granuloma with actinomycosis and medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw in a patient prescribed high-dose ibandronate
Keisuke Seki, Takako Kumabe, Maki Wada, and Atsushi Kamimoto

                  pp. 911 - 912

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Current dental-associated professionals in Taiwan
Ming-Tsuen Lin, Fu-Mei Huang, and Yu-Chao Chang

                  pp. 923 - 923

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Interns’ perceptions of narrative medicine to facilitate oral hygiene instruction for periodontitis patients
Yung-Kai Huang, Mei-Yin Lai, and Yu-Chao Chang

                  pp. 921 - 922

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Oral angioleiomyoma: Case report
Hung-Pin Lin and Chun-Pin Chiang

                  pp. 950 - 952

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Inflamed odontogenic keratocyst of the anterior maxilla: Case report
Hung-Pin Lin and Chun-Pin Chiang

                  pp. 953 - 954

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Orthodontic uprighting of horizontally impacted second mandibular molar through innovative use of springs
Johnson Hsin-Chung Cheng, Tracy Yi-Hsuan Lee, Chih-Yuan Fang, and Daniel De-Shing Chen

                  pp. 939 - 941

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Managing vertical root fracture in dentistry during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic
Kaveh Nasiri and Karl-Thomas Wrbas

                  pp. 929 - 930

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Auto-transplantation of tooth 18 to tooth 47 socket under the coverage of national health insurance system of Taiwan
Feng-Chou Cheng, Hao-Hueng Chang, Yi-Ling Tsai, and Chun-Pin Chiang

                  pp. 947 - 949

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Numb chin syndrome caused by paraformaldehyde-containing devitalizing agent – Case report
Jyh-Kwei Chen, Yeung-Yi Hsu, Chun-Pin Chiang, and Meng-Ling Chiang

                  pp. 955 - 957

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Oral verruciform xanthoma: Case report
Ming-Jay Hwang, Julia Yu-Fong Chang, Chun-Pin Chiang, and Ying-Tai Jin

                  pp. 936 - 938

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Management of sodium hypochlorite accident in root canal treatment
Kaveh Nasiri and Karl-Thomas Wrbas

                  pp. 945 - 946

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Recurrent hybrid odontogenic tumor of calcifying odontogenic cyst and ameloblastic fibroma
Tzu Hsien Yeh, Yen-Chang Chen, Yi-Pang Lee, and Chun-Pin Chiang

                  pp. 933 - 935

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Fabrication of a prosthesis for the fractured maxillary central incisor using the fractured natural crown and a post
Feng-Chou Cheng, Yin-Lin Wang, and Chun-Pin Chiang

                  pp. 942 - 944

Discussions

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True cyst: An unsolved truth
Yi-Chieh Lee, Chung-I Chang, and Hsin-Hui Wang

                  pp. 917 - 918

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Transmission and detection of monkeypox virus in saliva: Implications for dental practice and public health
Xi Yang, Guoyao Tang, Linjun Shi, and Feng Xu

                  pp. 913 - 915

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Is the early childhood caries (ECC)-associated psychomotor deficiency a new public health concern?
Yen Chun G. Liu, Chen-Yi Liang, and Andy Yen-Tung Teng

                  pp. 907 - 910

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Perspectives on the professional identity formation in dental education
Yung-Kai Huang, Yi-Tzu Chen, and Yu-Chao Chang

                  pp. 927 - 928

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