ElSholkamy, Mohamed https://orcid.org/0009-0000-0367-6573
Mokhtar, Randa H. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9185-0403
Eltayeb, Tarek M. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5500-1658
Helwa, Inas https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9294-9277
Soliman, Rehab A. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9713-8510
Funding for this research was provided by:
Misr International University
Article History
Received: 26 September 2025
Accepted: 21 January 2026
First Online: 19 February 2026
Declarations
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: This study was conducted in accordance with the ethical principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki. This study protocol was approved by the research ethical committee at faculty of Dentistry, Suez Canal University with a given IRB number 672/2023. Then, the research protocol was registered on clinicaltrials.gov with a given registration number NCT06766292. A written informed consent was signed by all participants after explaining to them all study’s procedures.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.