E2F4 and pulpitis: Although the other 19 nodes (i.e., GATA2, ETS1,YBX1, AR, FOXP3, GATA1, SP1, E2F4, PRDM14, ARNT, MIA3, JUN, CREB1, FOS, STAT1, CEBPA, AHR, E2F1, PAX5, and Pax-5) except FOS were not differentially expressed in pulpitis, they still play critical roles in the pathogenesis of pulpitis by interacting and regulating DEGs that are expressed in pulpitis.