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Oral mucosal graft urethroplasty delivers excellent outcomes in complex cases, yet its procedural demands restrict availability beyond specialized centers. Endoscopic transplantation of oral mucosa has been proposed; while feasibility is shown, clinical efficacy remains suboptimal. We asked whether extracellular vesicles from stem cells of human exfoliated deciduous teeth (SHED-EVs) promote oral mucosa fibroblast (OMF) growth under urethra-mimetic paracrine conditions and whether culture growth phase tunes EV function. SHED-EVs were collected during logarithmic (SHED-EV-L) or stationary (SHED-EV-S) phases under xeno-free conditions, isolated by a standardized workflow, and characterized by nanoparticle tracking analysis. miRNA cargo was profiled with a human miRNA microarray platform and normalized for comparative analyses. OMF proliferation was quantified in a horizontal indirect co-culture with urethral epithelial cells using incubator-based time-lapse imaging. SHED-EV-L produced a sustained pro-proliferative effect across 24\u201396 h, whereas SHED-EV-S showed a weaker early effect with a late catch-up; both exceeded vehicle at 96 h. Fibrosis-related miRNA heat maps showed culture growth phase-dependent patterns: SHED-EV-L displayed relatively higher signals for miR-31-3p, miR-146b-3p, several let-7 members, and selected miR-181 isoforms, whereas SHED-EV-S showed a marked relative increase of miR-486-3p; miR-21, miR-99\/100, and miR-205 were broadly comparable between phases. 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