About the Authors

Arsalan Humayun

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis

Affiliations Community Dentistry Department BADC, SMBBMU, Larkana, Pakistan, School of Dental Sciences, Health Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Health Campus, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia

Ashwini M. Madawana

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis

Affiliation Paediatric Dentistry Unit, School of Dental Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Health Campus, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia

Akram Hassan

Roles Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Periodontology Unit, School of Dental Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Health Campus, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia

Al Mahmud

Roles Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Department of Statistics, Shahjalal University of Science & Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh, School of Dental Sciences, Health Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Health Campus, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia

Noorshaida Kamaruddin

Roles Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Dental Sciences, Health Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Health Campus, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia

Syed Husni Noor

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis

Affiliation Community Dentistry Department BADC, SMBBMU, Larkana, Pakistan

Syed Hatim Noor

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis

Affiliation School of Dental Sciences, Health Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Health Campus, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia

Mohamad Arif Awang Nawi

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition

mohamadarif@usm.my

Affiliation Biostatistics Unit, School of Dental Sciences, Health Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Health Campus, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia

Competing Interests

The authors declare no conflict of interest.