The Role and Impact of Salivary Zn Levels on Dental Caries

Table 3

Concentration and quantity of Zn before and after stimulation in children with DMFT index of 1–6.

Parameters	N	Mean	Confidence −95.00%	Confidence 95.00%	Minimum	Maximum	SD
Zn concentration, mmol/l (before the stimulation)	47	0.01	0.009	0.01	0.0002	0.08	0.01
Zn concentration, mmol/l (after the stimulation)	47	0.01	0.005	0.01	0.0005	0.07	0.01
Zn quantity (µmol/l): before the stimulation	47	0.02	0.01	0.03	0.0005	0.16	0.03
Zn quantity (µmol/l): after the stimulation	47	0.07	0.03	0.11	0.002	0.71	0.12