- The PI stated that the protocol was reviewed by scientific reviewing committee: ethics committee
commnet: Please specify the committe or "Who" approved the scientific content and validity of the research.
- The flow, Gantt charts, and methods lack the phase of collecting milk teeth from children and their personal and dental data (age, gender, presence of dental caries, ...)
- It is important to clarify how the child's milk teeth will be obtained:
1-Will the research team extract the baby teeth (please explain the reasons for extraction, if applicable)?,
2-or will a parent bring their child's milk teeth to the clinic immediately after they fall out?,
3- or is there a milk teeth bank that provides them for research purposes?
4- Or will the teeth be collected from a remaining milk tooth after the patients leave?
- In all cases, it is recommended to obtain a written informed consent from a parent or guardian.