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Article History

Received: 5 July 2025

Accepted: 29 October 2025

First Online: 17 February 2026

Declarations

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: The authors declare that they have no financial or non-financial conflicts of interest that could be perceived as influencing the research reported in this article.

: This study was approved by the Institutional Ethical Committee of Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Chennai, India (Approval No.: SDC/IEC/2024/1045). All procedures performed were in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional and/or national research committee and with the 1964 Helsinki Declaration and its later amendments.

: Written informed consent was obtained from all participants or their legal guardians for the use of tissue samples and accompanying clinical data for research and publication purposes.