Baraka, M. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7259-5515
El-Kateb, N.
Gamal, M.
Elwan, A. H.
Sharaf, P.
Cevidanes, L.
Torki, M.
Backly, R. El
Funding for this research was provided by:
Alexandria University
Article History
Received: 14 March 2025
Accepted: 20 August 2025
First Online: 16 September 2025
Declarations
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: Institutional Ethical Committee, Faculty of Dentistry, Alexandria University (IRB NO: 00010556- IORG 0008839/22/1/2017 and 00010556- IORG 0008839/4/7/2018). All procedures performed in studies involving human participants were in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional and/or national research committee and with the 1964 Helsinki Declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards. Informed consent to participate was obtained from the participants or legal guardians of participants who were under the age of 16.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.