Colaco, Ashwini S.
Rai, Aaptha
Mayya, Arun
Chatra, Akshatha
Acharya, Shashi Rashmi
Funding for this research was provided by:
Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal
Article History
Received: 8 September 2025
Accepted: 6 November 2025
First Online: 27 November 2025
Declarations
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: The study protocol was approved by the Institutional Ethics Committee of A.J. Institute of Dental Sciences (Approval No: IEC/ENDO23/176/V1). The study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. Written informed consent was obtained from all participants prior to enrollment.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.