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\*Address all correspondence to: jlriveraarmenta@itcm.edu.mx

1 Research Centre on Petrochemical, Tecnológico Nacional de México-Instituto Tecnológico de Ciudad Madero, Altamira, Tamaulipas, Mexico

2 Faculty of Odontology, Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico
