Rathnayake, R. M. Y. P.
Rathnayake, R. M. I. N.
Rathnayake, V. D. R. M.
Soysa, N. S.
Article History
Received: 31 October 2025
Accepted: 13 April 2026
First Online: 18 April 2026
Declarations
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: The study received approval from the Ethics Review Committee of the Faculty of Dental Sciences, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka (ERC/FDS/UOP/UGR/2022/18). All procedures were carried out in compliance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki concerning research involving human participants.
: Informed consent was obtained from all individual participants included in the study.
: The authors declare no competing interests.