Sampathraj, Raghavi
Varghese, Arya Acca https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9159-4443
Gainneos, Pradeep Daniel
Kumar, Nandhana
Funding for this research was provided by:
SRM Institute of Science & Technology
Article History
Received: 13 September 2025
Accepted: 29 July 2026
First Online: 7 September 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: The ethical approval for the study was obtained from the Institutional Ethics Committee of Vinayaka Mission’s Sankarachariyar Dental College, Salem (Ref: VMSDC/IEC/Approval No. 430). Written informed consent was secured from all participants before data collection. Participant confidentiality was maintained throughout the study.
Consent for publication: Not applicable.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.