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Scarless healing of oral mucosa is characterized by faster resolution of inflammation and control of myofibroblast action compared to skin wounds in the red Duroc pig model

  • Karen Mak

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Dentistry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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  • Aleem Manji

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Dentistry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
    • Schulich School of Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada
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  • Corrie Gallant-Behm

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, McCaig Institute of Bone and Joint Health, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
    • Department of Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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  • Colin Wiebe

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Dentistry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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  • David A. Hart

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, McCaig Institute of Bone and Joint Health, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
    • ,
  • Hannu Larjava

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Dentistry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
    • ,
  • Lari Häkkinen

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Dentistry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Faculty of Dentistry, University of British Columbia, Department of Oral Biological and Medical Sciences, Laboratory of Periodontal Biology, 2199 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6T 1Z3. Tel.: +1 604 822 0096; fax: +1 604 822 3562.

Received 8 April 2009 ,Revised 21 July 2009 ,Accepted 11 September 2009. Published online 12 July 2010 Corrected Proof

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doi: 10.1016/j.jdermsci.2009.09.005

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