Research Article

Organic Compounds Detected in Deciduous Teeth: A Replication Study from Children with Autism in Two Samples

Table 3

Detection frequency and average concentrations of sVOC in deciduous tooth crowns of 12 children with ASD from Matamoros.

Analyte (parent)Mean (ng/g)Number of teethDetectionsConcentration (ng/g)
NumberPercentP25P50P75P90P95Max

LC/MS/MS-detected analytes
 Acetaminophen1.6912542%<0.4<0.40.891.044.854.85
 DEET39.31212100%10.816.732.358.5242.5242.5
 TCPy (chlorpyrifos)01200<1.3<1.3<1.3<1.3<1.3<1.3
 IMPy (diazinon)2.0212217%<1.0<1.0<1.01.852.182.18
 MEP (DEP)115.01212100%75.9115.1151.1176.5207.5207.5
 MnBP (DnBP, BzBP)22.9212866%9.19.729.942.250.450.4
 MiBP (DiBP)55.251212100%11.4341.985.3135.8144.6144.6
 MBzP (BzBP)01200<10.0<10.0<10.0<10.0<10.0<10.0
 MEHP (DEHP)198.5122100%22.567.6148.5383.81347.41347.4

Significantly different () than non-Hispanic White sample in Table 2.