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Baksi, Aishani https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7279-7827
Rai, Kavita https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9677-4144
Nair, Manju Raman https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9391-6223
Saha, Swagata https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2343-5977
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Received: 29 January 2026
Accepted: 24 March 2026
First Online: 11 April 2026
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: Ethical approval was obtained from the Institutional Ethics Committee, A B Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences, NITTE Deemed to be University (Ref: ETHICS/ABSMIDS/435/2024) and the trial was prospectively registered with the Clinical Trials Registry – India (CTRI) (Registration No: CTRI/2024/07/071143) dated 2024-07-23. The study was conducted in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. Written informed consent for participation was obtained from parents or legal guardians, followed by assent from the participating children where cognitively appropriate.
: The parents and caregivers of the participants provided written informed consent for the publication of their personal or clinical details along with any identifying images in this study. In addition, assent was obtained from the children, where cognitively appropriate, to ensure adherence to ethical standards in paediatric research.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
