Zarei, Mina
Javidi, Maryam
Farrokhi, Rouzbeh
Tajdini, Yasamin
Peighoun, Maryam
Funding for this research was provided by:
Vice Presidency for Research and Technology of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
Article History
Received: 15 December 2025
Accepted: 12 April 2026
First Online: 12 May 2026
Declarations
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: The study protocol was approved by the Ethics Committee of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences (IR.MUMS.DENTISTRY.REC.1399.026) and registered in the Iranian Registry of Clinical Trials (IRCT20100110003036N2). It is conducted in accordance with the 1964 Helsinki Declaration and its later amendments.
: Written informed consent was obtained from all participants for participation and publication of anonymized data.
: The authors declare no competing interests.