Table 2. | Mineral composition evaluated by SEM-EDX at baseline and T1 (n = 60) |
Mineral composition |
Baseline | T1 | P-valuea | |
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Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | |||
Group 1 |
Calcium (% weight) |
19.09 (5.57) | 31.3 (13.69) | 0.001 |
Phosphorous (% weight) |
13.01 (3.41) | 16.2 (2.78) | 0.47 | |
Ca/P | 1.45 (0.07) | 1.85 (0.47) | 0.003 | |
Group 2 |
Calcium (% weight) |
18.05 (5.85) | 24.93 (1.55) | 0.001 |
Phosphorous (% weight) |
12.4 (3.64) | 15.71 (0.79) | 0.001 | |
Ca/P | 1.44 (0.06) | 1.58 (0.03) | 0.002 | |
Group 3 |
Calcium (% weight) |
18.31 (6.08) | 28.48 (8.34) | 0.001 |
Phosphorous (% weight) |
16.01 (1.56) | 12.48 (3.71) | 0.15 | |
Ca/P | 1.45 (0.07) | 1.76 (0.42) | 0.001 | |
Group 4 |
Calcium (% weight) |
18.47 (6.12) | 21.83 (1.66) | 0.17 |
Phosphorous (% weight) |
12.62 (3.76) | 14.53 (0.49) | 0.649 | |
Ca/P | 1.44 (0.07) | 1.5 (0.06) | 0.124 |
aStatistically significant at level P < 0.05, Mann-Whitney-U test.
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