Chen, Marie Fung Ying https://orcid.org/0009-0001-0616-9400
Mundathaje, Mahesh https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6896-1145
Natarajan, Srikant https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2686-0397
Bajantri, Prashant https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9031-4120
Mukherjee, Sandipan https://orcid.org/0009-0007-9980-8067
Funding for this research was provided by:
Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal
Article History
Received: 4 September 2025
Accepted: 15 May 2026
First Online: 22 May 2026
Declarations
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: The study was approved by the Institutional Ethics Committee of Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Mangalore (Ref No:23076). Written informed consent was obtained from all participants. This study was conducted in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki.
: Not applicable (no individual person’s data included).
: The authors declare no competing interests.