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. 2023 Oct 6;13:16858. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-44058-x

Table 2.

Effect of Spirulina platensis on the state of dentition in lambs reared in endemic fluorosis area.

Score Group I* Group II* Group III* Group IV*
Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male
Normal, n (%) 6 (100) 5 (83) 0 0 4 (66) 3 (50) 5 (83) 4 (66)
Questionable, n (%) 0 1 (17) 0 0 1 (17) 1 (17) 1 (17) 2 (33)
Very mild, n (%) 0 0 2 (33) 1 (17) 1 (17) 2 (33) 0 0
Mild, n (%) 0 0 3 (50) 2 (33) 0 0 0 0
Moderate, n (%) 0 0 1 (17) 3 (50) 0 0 0 0
Severe, n (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total, n (%) 6 (100) 6 (100) 6 (100) 6 (100) 6 (100) 6 (100) 6 (100) 6 (100)

*Indicates significant difference in the severity the state of dentition between male and female groups (p < 0.0001); n: number of animals; Group I: lambs reared in fluorosis-free area, Group II: lambs reared in endemic fluorosis area, Group III: lambs supplemented with 250 mg/kg BW/day of Spirulina platensis, Group IV: lambs supplemented with 500 mg/kg BW/day of Spirulina platensis.