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Authors
Shetty, Karthik https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1901-4029
Kamat, Ashwini Anand https://orcid.org/0009-0007-2712-6040
Mascarenhas, Roma https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4159-1233
Shetty, Heeresh https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5487-4083
Mallya, Laxmish https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3975-040X
Shenoy, Annapoorna https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1775-8136
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal
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Article History
Received: 6 August 2025
Accepted: 9 January 2026
First Online: 9 February 2026
Declarations
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: The present study was approved by the Institutional Ethics Committee of Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Mangalore (Approval Number: 24125) and was conducted following the ethical standards of the Declaration of Helsinki.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
