Reddy, Saravanan Sampoornam Pape https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1391-6125
Francis, Delfin Lovelina https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3355-1322
Boruah, Dibyajyoti https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1974-5083
Giri, Akash Kumar https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6932-1388
Article History
Received: 15 July 2025
Accepted: 28 October 2025
First Online: 21 November 2025
Declarations
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: The study was approved by the Institutional Ethics Committee of Army Dental Centre (Research and Referral), Delhi, India vide IEC/13 Jan 2023. The study adhered to Declaration of Helsinki. All the study participants provided written informed consent for the same.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.