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Article History

Received: 23 December 2025

Accepted: 27 March 2026

First Online: 1 April 2026

Declarations

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: The study protocol was approved by the Ethics Committee of the College of Dentistry Research Center at Latakia University under approval 3547 during session 34 held on June 22–2021, before the initiation of the current study. Written informed consent for participation was obtained from all patients. The study was conducted in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional and/or national research committee and with the 1964 Helsinki Declaration and its later amendments.

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare no competing interests.