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Published in final edited form as: Calcif Tissue Int. 2008 Dec 12;84(2):126–137. doi: 10.1007/s00223-008-9201-y

Table 4.

Micro-computed tomography (CT) and Fourier transform-infrared imaging (FTIRI) analyses of first molars from 9-month-old mice

	WT		HYP

	Male	Female	Male	Female
Micro-CT
Crown volume (mm³)	0.57	0.61 ± 0.05	0.60 ± 0.01	0.63 ± 0.03
Dentin volume (mm³)	0.34	0.37 ± 0.04	0.32 ± 0.01	0.35 ± 0.02
Enamel volume (mm³)	0.11	0.13 ± 0.01	0.09 ± 0.01	0.10 ± 0.01
Average dentin mineral density (mg/cm³)	1355	1353 ± 8	1333 ± 2	1330 ± 13
Average enamel mineral density (mg/cm³)	2029	2036 ± 1	2007 ± 17	2024 ± 20
Dentin FTIRI (relative scale)
Mineral crystallinity	1.11	1.13 ± 0.09	1.14 ± 0.02	1.08 ± 0.03
Carbonate-to-phosphate (×10−⁴)	70	72 ± 11	72 ± 8	74 ± 9

Note: WT wild type, HYP hypophosphatemia