Sharma, H. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9299-0843
Suprabha, B. S. http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7003-3121
Shenoy, R. http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3126-4415
Rao, A. http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6440-1274
Kotian, H. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1252-507X
Funding for this research was provided by:
Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal
Article History
Received: 7 August 2022
Accepted: 23 February 2023
First Online: 22 March 2023
Declarations
:
: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
: The Institutional Ethics Committee of Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Mangalore, approved this study (Protocol Reference: 19084). The study was performed in accordance with the ethical standards laid down in the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki (2013 amendment).
: The authors confirm that written informed consent was obtained from all the parents of the children included in the study, and written informed assent was obtained from all the children who participated in the study, with the information provided on participation and publication of data.