About the Authors

Xue-Dong Wang

Affiliation Department of Orthodontics, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, Beijing, China

Xiao-Xing Kou

Affiliation Department of Orthodontics, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, Beijing, China

Dan-Qing He

Affiliation Department of Orthodontics, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, Beijing, China

Min-Min Zeng

Affiliation Department of Orthodontics, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, Beijing, China

Zhen Meng

Affiliation Center for Temporomandibular Disorders and Orofacial Pain, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, Beijing, China

Rui-Yun Bi

Affiliation Center for Temporomandibular Disorders and Orofacial Pain, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, Beijing, China

Yan Liu

Affiliation Department of Orthodontics, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, Beijing, China

Jie-Ni Zhang

Affiliation Department of Orthodontics, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, Beijing, China

Ye-Hua Gan

kqyehuagan@bjmu.edu.cn (YHG); yanhengzhou@gmail.com (YHZ)

Affiliation Center for Temporomandibular Disorders and Orofacial Pain, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, Beijing, China

Yan-Heng Zhou

kqyehuagan@bjmu.edu.cn (YHG); yanhengzhou@gmail.com (YHZ)

Affiliation Department of Orthodontics, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, Beijing, China

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: XDW XXK YHG YHZ. Performed the experiments: XDW XXK MMZ DQH ZM RYB YL JNZ. Analyzed the data: XDW XXK YHG YHZ. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: XDW XXK YHG YHZ. Wrote the paper: XDW YHG YHZ.