Rashid, Zhwan Jamal https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2440-6833
Muhamad, Niyaz Omer https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5607-6448
Ali, Dlsoz Abdul https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1113-1140
Amin, Anwar Ahmad https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4648-662X
Article History
Received: 10 November 2024
Accepted: 4 April 2025
First Online: 12 April 2025
Declarations
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: The study was conducted in accordance with the ethical principles of the Declaration of Helsinki (1975) and received approval from the Ethics Committee of the College of Dentistry, University of Sulaimani (protocol code 34, registration number 23/150, dated 27 February 2023). Informed consent was obtained from the parents or legal guardians of all participating children prior to data collection.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
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