Bilen, Hakan https://orcid.org/0009-0002-3900-1353
Turkun, Lezize Sebnem https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1406-7110
Article History
Received: 26 June 2025
Accepted: 16 September 2025
First Online: 23 October 2025
Declarations
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: All procedures carried out with human participants were performed in accordance with the ethical standards of the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards. The study was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the School of Dentistry, Ege University with approval number Approval No: 18-11.1T/15 on 28.11.2018.
: All patients signed a written informed consent after receiving a detailed explanation of the process and the study’s objectives before being included to ensure their knowledge about their participation in the study and that they were informed about its nature.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: NCT05984472.