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Authors
Galal, Rana Samy
El-Zoka, Aleya Hanafy
Fetohy, Ebtisam Mohamed
Moussa, Mayada Mohamed Reda
Hussein, Mohamed Fakhry https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3775-6226
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
Alexandria University
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Article History
Received: 25 September 2025
Accepted: 27 March 2026
First Online: 13 April 2026
Declarations
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
: The study protocol was reviewed and approved by the Ethics Committee of the High Institute of Public Health, Alexandria University, Egypt, with IRB number: 00013692. Approval from the dean of the Faculty of Dentistry, Alexandria University, was taken. The researchers adhered to the ethical principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki. The clinical trial registration number is PACTR202408837898812. Date: 20 August 2024, “retrospectively registered” (Supplementary Material II). Written consent was taken from all participants in the study after an explanation of the purpose and benefits of the research.
: Informed consent was taken from all participants in the study after an explanation of the purpose and benefits of the research.
