Sobouti, Farhad
Bayazian, Gholamreza
Suri, Sunjay
Pliska, Benjamin
Dadgar, Sepideh
Ghazizadeh Ahsaie, Mitra
Nikbakht, Atabak
Alizadeh-Navaei, Reza
Khojasteh, Arash
Aryana, Mehdi
Rakhshan, Vahid
Article History
Received: 28 July 2025
Accepted: 21 December 2025
First Online: 14 January 2026
Declarations
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: The study was conducted with the full informed consent of the patients. They were briefed about the study protocol and goals; participation was voluntary and they were free to withdraw from the study at any time. Their information and identity would remain completely confidential with the researchers. Participants incurred no additional burden or costs for participating, and non-participation did not affect their access to regular treatment. All CBCT scans were taken as per the routine clinical requirement by the ENT specialist. No harm was imposed to any patients. Before commencement, this study was approved by the Ethics Research Committee at Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences (Code: IR.MAZUMS.REC.1401.435).
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: Not applicable.