Karaca Sakallı, Aybüke https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5472-0781
Güngör Us, Sine https://orcid.org/0009-0009-1879-5407
Article History
Received: 16 May 2026
Accepted: 30 June 2026
First Online: 14 July 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: This study was conducted in strict compliance with the ethical principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki. Extracted human teeth, removed for therapeutic reasons unrelated to this research, were obtained with informed consent from patients receiving dental treatment at Ankara Medipol University Faculty of Dentistry. Patients willingly allowed the use of these teeth for research purposes. The study protocol was reviewed and approved by the Ethics Committee of Ankara Medipol University (approval no: E-85859696-604.01.01-1652; approval date: 02/17/2026).
Consent for publication: Not applicable.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.
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