Table 2. sIgA baselines compared to sIgA concentrations registered in T1, T2 and T3 of each specific surgical procedure.
| Salivary IgA (ng/mL) | ||||||||||||
| Surgical procedure difficulty | ||||||||||||
| Easy | Intermediate | Complex | ||||||||||
| BL | T1 | T2 | T3 | BL | T1 | T2 | T3 | BL | T1 | T2 | T3 | |
| Senior | 49±2.2 | 46±0.8 | ±52±1.3 | 48±3.7 | 49±2.2 | 48±4.8 | 50±1.3 | 45±4.1 | 49±2.2 | 50±3.0 | 51±2.7 | 50±0.2 |
| Expert | 38±1.6 | 47±2.3 | 44±2.3 | 36±4.1 | 38±1.6 | 46±2.1 | 39±1.1 | 41±0.2 | 38±1.6 | 48±4.1 | 40±3.9 | 43±1.4 |
| Junior | 47±3.4 | 45±3.3 | 43±0.7 | 45±3.2 | 47±3.4 | 45±1.3 | 45±0.8 | 46±1.4 | 47±3.4 | 47±0.4 | 46±1.6 | 46±2.1 |
Each values is expressed as the mean ± SD. BL = baseline; T1 = before surgery (7:30/8:00 am); T2 = during surgery (10:00am/1:00pm); T3 = post surgery (2 h after surgical procedure). sIgA: Salivary Immunoglobulin A.