From: Genotoxicity and cytotoxicity of cone beam computed tomography in children
Cellular alterations | Baseline | 10 days | 1 month | |||||
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 | Mean ± SD | Median | Mean ± SD | Median | p-valuea | Mean ± SD | Median | p-valuea |
Micronucleus | 0.3 ± 0.3 | 0.1 | 2.2 ± 2.3 | 1.6 | 0.00* | 0.1 ± 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.25 |
Condensed chromatin | 0.9 ± 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.4 ± 0.9 | 1.6 | 0.04* | 1 ± 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.18 |
Karyorrhexis | 0.1 ± 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 ± 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.01* | 0.1 ± 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.17 |
Pyknosis | 9.9 ± 7.7 | 9.2 | 18.3 ± 10.7 | 15.7 | 0.01* | 9.8 ± 8.1 | 9.2 | 0.61 |
Karyolysis | 0.4 ± 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.7 ± 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.00* | 1.2 ± 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.01* |