Effects of Er:YAG Laser on Mineral Content of Sound Dentin in Primary Teeth

Table 1

Mean percentage weights of the five elements (mean ± standard deviation) and Ca/P ratio according to groups ( per group).

Groups	Ca	K	Mg	Na	P	Ca/P
Group A	21.554 ± 1.605	0.054 ± 0.013	0.587 ± 0.165	0.646 ± 0.094	9.302 ± 0.734	2.328 ± 0.220
Group B	22.385 ± 1.442	0.060 ± 0.016	0.647 ± 0.092	0.614 ± 0.060	9.260 ± 0.386	2.415 ± 0.06
Group C	23.075 ± 1.538	0.059 ± 0.014	0.621 ± 0.118	0.685 ± 0.052	9.545 ± 0.417	2.415 ± 0.07
values	0.103	0.651	0.579	0.100	0.450	0.284