Salem, Rowan E.
Bakry, Niveen S.
Soliman, Reham S.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Alexandria University
Article History
Received: 22 May 2026
Accepted: 30 June 2026
First Online: 15 July 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: The trial received ethical approval from the Research Ethics Committee of Alexandria University, Faculty of Dentistry, on December 12, 2024 (IRB No. 001056—IORG 0008839).All procedures performed in studies involving human participants were in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional and/or national research committee and with the 1964 Helsinki Declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards. Informed consent to participate was obtained from the parents or legal guardians of all participants, as they were all under the age of 16.
Consent for publication: Not Applicable.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.