Bittar, Ahmad
Alkan, Elif
Kanar, Özlem
Korkut, Bora
Tağtekin, Dilek
Funding for this research was provided by:
Marmara Üniversitesi (grant number ADT-2024-11128)
Article History
Received: 24 March 2026
Accepted: 4 May 2026
First Online: 21 May 2026
Declarations
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: The study protocol was approved by the Marmara University Faculty of Dentistry Clinical and Related Studies Ethics Committee (decision date: 03 July 2025; decision number: 2025-08-02/2025-49; protocol number: 2025-49). All participants provided written informed consent prior to participation. The study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki.
: Written informed consent for publication of de-identified clinical images (Figs. 2, 3 and 4) was obtained from participants. A copy of the consent form is available for review by the Editor on reasonable request.
: The authors declare no competing interests.