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Authors
Asgary, Saeed
Hosseini, Maryam
Baghban, Alireza Akbarzadeh
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
Research Institute for Dental Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences (IR.SBMU.RIDS.43014868)
Research Institute for Dental Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences (IR.SBMU.RIDS.43014868)
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Article History
Received: 31 August 2025
Accepted: 16 February 2026
First Online: 23 February 2026
Declarations
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: This study was approved by the Research Institute for Dental Sciences (RIDS), Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences (Grant No. IR.SBMU.RIDS.43014868). Ethical clearance was obtained from the RIDS Ethics Committee (Approval No. IR.SBMU.DRC.REC.1404.046). The protocol adhered to the Declaration of Helsinki. Written informed consent was obtained from all patients for clinical treatment, while the institutional ethics committee granted a waiver of consent for retrospective review of de-identified patient records. The study design and reporting followed the Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) guidelines [ ].
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
