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Investigating the relationship between salivary total antioxidant capacity (TAC) and sleep disordered breathing (SDB) may be crucial for understanding and assessing the impact of SDB in children.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Aim:<\/jats:title>\n This study aims to evaluate and compare physiological parameters of salivary pH, buffering capacity, and TAC in children with and without sleep disorders.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Settings and Design:<\/jats:title>\n \n A cross-sectional study was conducted on 56 children (aged 6\u201311 years) visiting the Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry. Participants were divided into a study group (\n n<\/jats:italic>\n = 28) with a history of sleep problems and skeletal Class II malocclusion, and a control group (\n n<\/jats:italic>\n = 28) without sleep problems and with normal skeletal relations.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Materials and Methods:<\/jats:title>\n Unstimulated saliva samples were collected in the morning. Salivary pH and buffering capacity were determined using a digital pH meter and an acid challenge assay. Salivary TAC was estimated using the modified phosphomolybdenum spectrophotometric assay.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Statistical Analysis:<\/jats:title>\n \n The statistical analysis was conducted using the Shapiro\u2013Wilk test to assess normality of data and the Mann\u2013Whitney\n U<\/jats:italic>\n -test for intergroup comparisons. Effect sizes were calculated using Cohen\u2019s\n d<\/jats:italic>\n .\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results:<\/jats:title>\n \n Intergroup comparison revealed that the median salivary pH, buffering capacity, and TAC did not differ significantly between the study and control group (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n > 0.05 for all). Effect size calculation using Cohen\u2019s\n d<\/jats:italic>\n showed negligible to small effects for pH and buffering capacity, and a moderate effect for TAC, indicating limited clinical differences.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n Children with sleep disorders showed a trend toward lower salivary pH, buffering capacity, and TAC values than children without sleep disorders. 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