Material and methods
This clinical study had a randomised controlled, two-arm parallel design and is reported according to the Consolidated Standards of Reporting Clinical Trials (CONSORT) guidelines and is registered in the database for the registration of clinical studies (Clinical Trial registry of India, Reg. No.: CTRI/2020/12/029830). The participants selected for this study were outpatients of the Department of Paediatric and Preventive Dentistry.