Farrokhi, Farid
Mohebbi, Simin Zahra
Shamshiri, Ahmadreza
Farrokhi, Farzaneh
Giraudeau, Nicolas
Khami, Mohammad Reza https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4810-9537
Funding for this research was provided by:
1Research Centre for Caries Prevention, Dentistry Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Article History
Received: 16 October 2025
Accepted: 31 August 2026
First Online: 8 September 2026
Declarations
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.
Ethics approval and consent to participate: All participants were informed about the study objectives, voluntary participation, confidentiality of their data, and their right to withdraw at any time. Written informed consent was obtained from all participants prior to enrollment in the study. The study was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of Tehran University of Medical Sciences (IR.TUMS.DENTISTRY.REC.1399.211).