. 2018 Sep 14;126(6):439–448. doi: 10.1111/eos.12568

Table 1.

Description and distribution of the patients’ samples used for gene expression and immunofluorescence analyses

Patient no.	Age (yr)	Sex	Tooth	Apex	Sample no.	Area follicle
1	16	Male	13	Closed	1	Coronal
1	16	Male	13	Closed	2	Apical
2	16	Male	23	Closed	3	Coronal
2	16	Male	23	Closed	4	Apical
3	16	Female	23	Closed	5	Coronal
3	16	Female	23	Closed	6	Apical
4	11	Female	43	Open	7	Coronal
4	11	Female	43	Open	8	Apical
5	12	Female	33	Closed	9	Coronal
5	12	Female	33	Closed	10	Apical
6	16	Female	23	Closed	11	Coronal
6	16	Female	23	Closed	12	Apical
7	10	Female	43	Open	13	Coronal
7	10	Female	43	Open	14	Apical
8	13	Female	23	Closed	15	Coronal
8	13	Female	23	Closed	16	Apical
9	16	Female	23	Closed	17	Coronal
9	16	Female	23	Closed	18	Apical
10	10	Female	43	Open	19	Coronal
10	10	Female	43	Open	20	Apical
11	12	Female	33	Open	21	Coronal
11	12	Female	33	Open	22	Apical
12	12	Male	33	Open	23	Coronal
12	12	Male	33	Open	24	Apical

In total, 24 samples of dental follicular tissues were collected from 12 patients. The samples correspond to the coronal and apical parts of the follicle, respectively, from each individual patient. Apex status was determined by clinical and radiographic examinations.