Atay, Rabia https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3273-7034
Mısırlıoğlu, Melda https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0207-4383
Article History
Received: 16 December 2025
Accepted: 23 February 2026
First Online: 27 February 2026
Declarations
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: Ethical approval for this study was obtained from the Non-Interventional Research Ethics Committee of Kırıkkale University Faculty of Dentistry (Decision No: 2023/04/16). The study was conducted in full accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki.
: Not applicable. This retrospective study was conducted using anonymized CBCT images obtained from the patient archive of the Department of Oral, Dental, and Maxillofacial Radiology, Faculty of Dentistry, Kırıkkale University. All CBCT scans were originally acquired for diagnostic purposes, and written informed consent was obtained from patients at the time of imaging for clinical use and academic research.
: The authors declare no competing interests.