Ravindran, Rakavi https://orcid.org/0009-0005-2628-8967
Elumalai, Agila https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3670-8863
Vijayarangan, Anitha https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3613-5156
Balachandran, Ashwath https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3065-5879
Mahalingam, Bhuvaneshwari https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7784-5904
Chellapandi, Sugirtha https://orcid.org/0009-0000-5204-0969
Article History
Received: 19 August 2025
Accepted: 13 April 2026
First Online: 29 April 2026
Declarations
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: All patients who agreed to voluntarily be involved in the present study provided written informed consent. No identifying information, including names, initials, date of birth, images, and statements, is included in the manuscript.
: The study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. The protocol was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Chettinad dental college and research institute.
: The authors declare no competing interests.