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Table 3 Weight% (wt%) of calcium and phosphorus in the three groups before and after bleaching and after remineralization

From: Enamel changes of bleached teeth following application of an experimental combination of chitosan-bioactive glass

Element/Group

Before bleaching (baseline)

Mean (wt%±SD)

After bleaching

Mean (wt%±SD)

After remineralization

Mean (wt%±SD)

Ca/C

41.69Aa ± 4.39

39.70 Aa ± 4.09

39.81 Aa ± 1.37

Ca/MI

40.87 ABa ±2.91

39.63 Aa ± 3.97

44.42 Bb ± 4.0.6

Ca/CH-BG

41.44 ABa ± 3.10

39.74 Aa ± 4.11

43.62 Bb ± 3.72

P/C

20.07 Aa ± 0.81

16.87 Ba ± 3.15

16.91 Ba ± 1.04

P/MI

20.19 Aa ± 1.51

16.76 Ba ± 1.99

18.95 Ab ± 2.85

P/CH-BG

20.12 Aa ± 0.79

16.64 Ba ± 1.96

18.88 Ab ± 1.43

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BMC Oral Health

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