Gupta, Pankaj
Shetty, Karthik
Shetty, Heeresh
Banga, Kulvinder Singh
Funding for this research was provided by:
Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal
Article History
Received: 29 August 2025
Accepted: 6 January 2026
First Online: 23 January 2026
Declarations
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: This study was approved by the Institutional Ethics Committee of the Nair Hospital Dental College, Mumbai, India (EC-213/CONS/ND113/2024). The study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki principles. Written informed consent was obtained from all participants prior to data collection.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.