Mohandas, Vighnesh https://orcid.org/0009-0005-7060-8307
Shetty, Karthik https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1901-4029
Funding for this research was provided by:
Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal
Article History
Received: 24 April 2025
Revised: 30 August 2025
Accepted: 3 September 2025
First Online: 22 September 2025
Declarations
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: Taken from Ethical committee of Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Mangalore, India (24144).
: “On behalf of all authors, the corresponding author states that informed consent was obtained from all participants involved in the study”.
: The authors declare no competing interests.