Funding for this research was provided by:
The Science, Technology & Innovation Funding Authority
Article History
Received: 7 September 2022
Accepted: 25 April 2023
First Online: 3 July 2023
Declarations
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: M. Elshehaby, M. Ali Tawfik and M.A. Montasser declare that they have no competing interests.
: Approval for this randomized controlled trial was obtained from the ethical committee of the Faculty of Dentistry at Mansoura University (code 05051217). Consent was obtained from the participants/parents before their recruitment in the trial, in a verbal and written manner.