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Table 1 Weight percentages of calcium, phosphorus, fluoride, and Ca/P ratio in different groups

From: Effect of N-Acetylcysteine on initial Carious Enamel Lesions in primary teeth: an In-vitro study

Groups

CaK

Mean ± SD

PK

Mean ± SD

FK

Mean ± SD

Ca/P ratio Mean ± SD

Group-S

34.80 a ± 1.79

14.10 a ± 0.15

0.34 a± 0.04

2.47a ± 0.12

Group-S1

29.03 b ± 1.35

12.91 b ± 0.62

0.27 b±0.03

2.25a ± 0.13

Group-S2

27.89 b ± 1.99

12.23 b ± 0.73

0.21 c± 0.01

2.28 a ±0.12

Group-S3

1.03 c ± 0.12

0.78 c ± 0.04

0.14 d ±0.01

1.32b ± 0.17

P-value

0.001**

0.001**

< 0.001**

0.001**

Multiple Comparisons using Bonferroni post-hoc

S vs. S1

< 0.001**

0.03*

< 0.001**

0.46

 S vs. S2

< 0.001**

< 0.001**

< 0.001**

0.48

 S vs. S3

< 0.001**

< 0.001**

< 0.001**

< 0.001**

S1 vs. S2

< 0.001**

0.44

0.974

0.829

S1 vs. S3

< 0.001**

< 0.001**

< 0.001**

< 0.001**

  1. **, and different superscript letters indicates significance at P < 0.05