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Article History

Received: 5 July 2024

Accepted: 14 October 2024

First Online: 21 October 2024

Declarations

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: The study design, protocol, and informed consent procedures were approved by the Medical Ethics Committee of the Hospital of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University. Written informed consent will be obtained from all of the participants by delegated research members before any trial-related procedures, and they will be informed that they are free to withdraw from the study at any time.

: Such consent is not applicable, as no identifying images or other personal or clinical details of the participants are presented here. All enrolled participants will be provided with a copy of the informed consent form. The participant information materials and informed consent forms will be available from the corresponding author upon request.

: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.