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David F. Gómez-Gil1,2\*, María Camila Orjuela-Vásquez3 , Manuela Pino-Duque3 , Angie Pino-Araujo3 and Juliana Sánchez-Garzón1,4\*

1 CES University, Oral Quest Research Hotbed and CBO Research Group, College of Dentistry, Medellín, Colombia

2 Universidad de Antioquia, Department of Integrated Basic Studies, College of Dentistry, Medellín, Colombi

3 Private Practice in Dentistry, Medellín, Colombia

4 Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia, College of Dentistry, Medellín, Colombia

\*Address all correspondence to: dgomez@ces.edu.co and jsanchezg@ces.edu.co

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