Eleraky, Rasha H. https://orcid.org/0009-0009-1083-1493
Mohy ElDin, Mona https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3135-1482
Ibrahim, Yomna https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4541-6304
Soliman, Reham S. https://orcid.org/0009-0007-0792-2250
Wahba, Nadia A. https://orcid.org/0009-0007-4685-6567
Funding for this research was provided by:
Alexandria University
Article History
Received: 7 August 2024
Accepted: 30 July 2025
First Online: 2 September 2025
Declarations
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: The trial was approved by the Research Ethical Committee of the Faculty of Dentistry, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt (IRB NO: 0726072023. IORG0008839). Informed consent from a parent and/or legal guardian of children to participate in the study was also secured.
: Consent for publication was obtained by the ethical committee of the Faculty of Dentistry, Alexandria University, according to legal regulations. Written informed consent was obtained from each parent or legal guardian.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: The trial was registered at ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT06242743) on the 5th February 2024, retrospective registration.