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Affiliations

• ¹ Department of Orthodontic Science, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8549, Japan.
• ² Department of Clinical Anatomy, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Yushima 1-5-45, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8519, Japan.
• ³ Inclusive Medical Science Research Institute, Morinomiya University of Medical Sciences, 1-26-16 Nankokita, Suminoe-ku, Osaka city, Osaka, 559-8611, Japan.
• ⁴ Department of Functional Joint Anatomy, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Science, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8519, Japan.
• ⁵ Department of Clinical Anatomy, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Yushima 1-5-45, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8519, Japan. akita.fana@tmd.ac.jp.