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Non-stimulated saliva samples were collected using uncovered cotton rolls from the same patients during tooth extraction, when acute pain was present due to acute pericoronitis, and again 1 week post-extraction, after the pain had subsided. Patients\u2019 pain levels were assessed before treatment and at a 7-day follow-up visit using a visual analog scale just before saliva sampling. Opiorphin levels in the presence and absence of pain were measured using a human opiorphin ELISA kit (Hangzhou Eastbiopharm Co., Ltd., Hangzhou, China). Statistical analyses were conducted using International Business Machines (IBM) Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) Statistics Version 25 (IBM SPSS, Chicago, IL). The opiorphin levels in samples taken from saliva before and after tooth extraction were evaluated using Analysis of Variance (ANOVA).<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results:<\/jats:title>\n \n Mean salivary opiorphin levels were found to differ significantly between the presence of pain due to acute pericoronitis and the pain-free period following treatment. Salivary opiorphin concentration was significantly higher before treatment (17.38 ng\/ml \u00b1 5.83 ng\/ml) compared to after treatment (13.54 ng\/ml \u00b1 5.37 ng\/ml). The findings of this study suggest that pain due to acute pericoronitis causes a statistically significant increase in salivary opiorphin levels (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n = 0.026). Saliva samples from healthy patients with acute pericoronitis were collected at the same time of day to minimize environmental variables. 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