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Article History

Received: 24 May 2024

Accepted: 28 July 2025

First Online: 28 August 2025

Declarations

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: This study adhered to the ethical principles for medical research involving human subjects, in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. Ethics approval (IR.GUMS.REC.1403.001) was obtained from the Research Ethics Committee of Guilan University of Medical Sciences. Informed consent was obtained from all participants prior to data collection. To do so, the principal investigator (M.M.) explained the study’s overall purpose and procedure to the participated dentists.

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare no competing interests.