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Then, unstimulated whole saliva was collected for amino acid analysis performed by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>Statistical analysis was conducted using the Shapiro\u2013Wilk test for symmetric distribution of the quantitative variable, the independent t-test was utilized for making comparisons, and Pearson's correlation was used to verify if there is a linear relationship between two quantitative factors that are normally distributed.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>Glycine was the most abundant amino acid in the saliva, followed by proline from 113 components identified in the saliva. Glycine levels decreased significantly (p\u2009&lt;\u20090.05) with the active caries group, regardless of gender differences. 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