Ghanem, Alaa Y. http://orcid.org/0009-0000-6906-5564
Talaat, Dalia M. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1897-1986
Essawy, Marwa M. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4781-4293
Bakry, Niveen http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6473-4041
Funding for this research was provided by:
Alexandria University
Article History
Received: 18 July 2023
Accepted: 28 October 2023
First Online: 18 November 2023
Declarations
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: Before beginning the study, ethical approval was obtained from the Research Ethics Committee of the Faculty of Dentistry, Alexandria University, Egypt (#IRB NO:0312 − 10/2021) and registered at the National Institutes of Health (No. NCT05538559) on (14/09/2022). Informed consent from the parents and/or legal guardians and the children’s consent to participate in the study were obtained. This study was conducted and reported according to the CONSORT guidelines and in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki.
: Consent for publication was obtained from the ethical committee of the Faculty of Dentistry, Alexandria University, in accordance with legal regulations. Written informed consent was obtained from each parent or legal guardian.
: The authors declare no competing interests.