Shetty, Preethesh https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8045-1893
Bhat, Raksha https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1173-0802
Padavu, Shruthi https://orcid.org/0009-0002-2851-0080
Rai, Praveen https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3695-4178
B, Krishna Kumar https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7821-7419
Shetty, Shishir https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8097-6024
Funding for this research was provided by:
NITTE University (N(DU)/RD/NUFR 1Grant/ABSMIDS/2021-22/01-1)
Article History
Received: 26 May 2025
Accepted: 22 October 2025
First Online: 13 December 2025
Declarations
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: Ethical clearance was obtained from the Institutional ethical committee of AB Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences, Nitte DU (ETHICS/ABSMIDS/180/2021). Informed consent was obtained from all patients participating in the study. Written informed consent was obtained from participants in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki.
: Not Applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.