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Article History

Received: 24 October 2025

Revised: 18 January 2026

Accepted: 19 January 2026

First Online: 9 February 2026

Human ethics and consent to participate

: Ethics committee approval was obtained from Mugla Sıtkı Kocman University Medical Science Ethic Committee on 26.02.2024.

: All participants involved in this study were informed about the purpose, procedures, and potential risks and benefits of the research prior to participation. Participation was entirely voluntary. Written informed consent was obtained from all individual participants included in the study, in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional and/or national research committee and with the 1964 Helsinki Declaration and its later amendments.

: The authors declare no competing interests.

: Human saliva.