Saleh, Mai M.
Fawzy, Madonna E.
Mohamed, Amira S.
Mekky, Mohamed
Oraby, Mona S. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3573-447X
Funding for this research was provided by:
Alexandria University
Article History
Received: 12 May 2025
Accepted: 26 March 2026
First Online: 13 April 2026
Declarations
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: This study was approved by the Ethical committee in Faculty of Dentistry, Alexandria University in Egypt (number 0978-09/2024). Informed consent to participate was not obtained from study participants. The need for consent to participate was waived by the Ethical committee in Faculty of Dentistry, Alexandria University as obtaining individual consent is impractical with the retrospective nature of the study and the research poses minimal privacy risk. Data confidentiality and privacy were maintained throughout the study. The study was conducted in the Oral Pathology department, Faculty of Dentistry, Alexandria University.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.