Table 3.
Dental fluorosis assessment
Strain | Fluoride treatment
|
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0 ppm F− | 50 ppm F− | |||
Clinical* | QF** | Clinical | QF | |
| ||||
Male | ||||
Accn1 KO (n = 6) | 0.0 ± 0.0 | 13.95 ± 1.21 | 3.19 ± 0.9 | 24.04 ± 5.23 |
Wildtype $(n = 9) | 0.6 ± 0.6 | 15.44 ± 2.25 | 3.28 ± 0.4 | 23.70 ± 4.66 |
p = 0.029 | p = 0.164 | p = 0.790 | p = 0.888 | |
Female | ||||
Accn1 KO (n = 5) | 0.2 ± 0.4 | 13.60 ± 1.16 | 3.00 ± 0.9 | 25.12 ± 4.67 |
Wildtype (n = 8) | 0.1 ± 0.3 | 14.88 ± 4.25 | 3.13 ± 0.5 | 21.07 ± 5.15 |
p = 0.841 | p = 0.491 | p = 0.760 | p = 0.181 | |
Combined | ||||
Accn1 KO (n = 11) | 0.1 ± 0.3 | 13.77 ± 1.14 | 3.1 ± 0.9 | 24.45 ± 4.85 |
Wildtype (n = 17) | 0.4 ± 0.6 | 15.17 ± 3.24 | 3.2 ± 0.5 | 22.46 ± 4.93 |
p = 0.095 | p = 0.164 | p = 0.717 | p = 0.278 |
Modified TF scale
Quantitative fluorescence
C57BL/6J inbred strain