shariatzadeh, Kimia
Shamshiri, Ahmad Reza
Riyahi, Arefeh
Gholami, Mahdia
Article History
Received: 19 May 2024
Accepted: 27 August 2025
First Online: 8 October 2025
Declarations
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: The research protocol was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the School of Dentistry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences (Ethics Committee Code: IR.TUMS.DENTISTRY.REC.1399.207). Written informed consent was obtained from the patients before the study, and they were assured that their identity would remain anonymous.
: We used the TUMS consent form to obtain the participants ‘ consent for the publication of their data.
: The authors declare no competing interests.