Aloosi, Suha Abdulateef
Article History
Received: 15 January 2026
Accepted: 25 March 2026
First Online: 20 June 2026
Declarations
Ethical approval: The study protocol was reviewed and approved by the Ethical Committee of the College of Dentistry, University of Sulaimani, Sulaimaniyah, Iraq (No. 126/22 dated August 09, 2022). The study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki, 2008 and its later amendments.
Clinical trial registration: The study was adhered to CONSORT reporting standards and registered in a clinical trial registry (No. TCTR20230316004).
Patient consent: Patients' written informed consent was obtained prior to the research, and their data were kept confidential.
Competing interest: The authors declare no competing interests.