Shiba, Noriyoshi https://orcid.org/0009-0001-8079-0617
Saito, Yoshihiro
Kobayashi, Fumiya
Inui, Kazuyoshi
Izawa, Maki
Otaka, Yusei
Takahashi, Nobutoshi
Kito, Shinji
Article History
Received: 15 June 2024
Accepted: 19 July 2025
First Online: 29 July 2025
Declarations
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: This study was conducted using patient data for which approval (A1502) was obtained from the Ethics Committee of the Meikai University School of Dentistry. All procedures followed were in accordance with the ethical standards of the responsible committee on human experimentation (institutional and national) and with the Helsinki Declaration of 1975, as revised in 2008 (5). Informed consent was obtained from Meikai University Hospital, affiliated with the Meikai University School of Dentistry, after the purpose of the study was explained.
: Not applicable.