Kaunein, Nadia
McCullough, Michael
Butler, Catherine
Bhatia, Nirav
Tan, Ivy
Moore, Caroline
Angel, Christopher
Yap, Tami
Funding for this research was provided by:
Australian Government
University of Melbourne
Australian Dental Research Foundation
Australian and New Zealand Head and Neck Cancer Society
Medical Research Future Fund
Article History
Received: 12 January 2026
Accepted: 17 March 2026
First Online: 25 March 2026
Declarations
:
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: The study was approved by the Human Research Ethics Committee of the University of Melbourne (2021-13213-18885-5) and the Royal Dental Hospital Melbourne (2021- 22004-22381-5). Informed written consent was obtained from all participants.