Ateş, Hilal https://orcid.org/0009-0000-2327-5304
İşcan Yapar, Merve https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9712-0978
Article History
Received: 25 September 2025
Accepted: 15 December 2025
First Online: 22 December 2025
Declarations
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: This study was approved by the Atatürk University Faculty of Dentistry Ethics Committee (Approval date: 22/02/2024, Approval No: 2024-02/20). The research was conducted on extracted human teeth, and no living human participants were involved. Therefore, informed consent was not required according to institutional and national regulations. The study was performed in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki.
: Not applicable. No identifiable human data or images were included in this study, so obtaining consent for publication from patients was not required.
: The authors declare no competing interests.