Khallaf, Yomna Sayed
Hassanein, Olfat Elsayed
Adly, Aya Mohamed
Kamal, Dina
Funding for this research was provided by:
Cairo University
Article History
Received: 18 March 2026
Accepted: 19 August 2026
First Online: 3 September 2026
Declarations
Consent for publication: Not applicable.
Ethics approval and consent to participate: The study was carried out in full compliance with the ethical principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki and its most recent amendments (2013 revision). Approval for the study protocol was granted by the Research Ethics Committee of the Faculty of Dentistry, Cairo University (Approval ID: 32424). Participation was voluntary, and written informed consent was obtained from all individuals before their inclusion in the trial.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.