Table 6.
Effects on Se/Hg++, Se/Ag, Se/Al, Se/Pb, Mo/Hg++, Na+/K+ before/after nutritional supplementation and untreated controls.
| Se/Hg++ Ratio | Median | 25% | 75% | H |
| Control | 2.21 | 1.6 | 3.2 | H = 31.42, p < 0.001. |
| d0 | 0.23 | 0.17 | 0.31 * | MW (* d0 vs. control, p < 0.001). |
| d90 | 0.28 | 0.24 | 0.56 * # | MW (# d90 vs. d0, p = 0.05. * p < 0.05 vs. cont). |
| Se/Ag ratio | Median | 25% | 75% | H |
| Control | 22.3 | 12.26 | 37.7 | H = 6.25, p = 0.044 |
| d0 | 7.16 | 4.12 | 20.5 | MW (* d0 vs. control, p = 0.04). |
| d90 | 11 | 6.8 | 18.2 * | MW (* d90 vs. control, p = 0.032). |
| Se/Al ratio | Median | 25% | 75% | H |
| cont | 0.26 | 0.1 | 0.39 | H = 3.76, p = 0.15, n.s. |
| d0 | 0.14 | 0.07 | 0.29 | |
| d90 | 0.34 | 0.19 | 0.36 # | MW (# d90 vs. d0, p = 0.05). |
| Se/Pb | Median | 25% | 75% | H |
| Control | 4.57 | 1,79 | 9.1 | H = 1.12, p = 0.57, n.s |
| d0 | 3.81 | 2.2 | 6.9 | |
| d90 | 5.72 | 3.76 | 8.24 | |
| Mo/Hg++ | Median | 25% | 75% | H |
| Control | 0.018 | 0.011 | 0.03 | H = 13.51, p = 0.001 |
| d0 | 0.0089 | 0.0067 | 0.011 * | MW or Dunn’s, * d0 vs. Cont, p = 0.001 |
| d90 | 0.026 | 0.011 | 0.112 * # | MW or Dunn’s, # d90 vs. d0, p < 0.001, * p < 0.05 vs. control |
| Na+/K+ | Median | 25% | 75% | H |
| Control | 3.57 | 4.46 | 0.94 | H = 2.59, p = 0.2, n.s. |
| d0 | 7.74 | 16.3 | 0.82 * | MW (* p < 0.05, d0 vs. control). |
| d90 | 8 | 13.6 | 0.79 | MW (d90 vs. control, p = 0.065, n.s). |
| * p < 0.05 vs. control | # p < 0.05 d90 vs. d0 |
Control: controls without dental materials and non-supplemented (n = 21); d0: patients with long-term titanium implants and dental amalgam fillings restorations (d0, n = 16); d90: patients with long-term titanium implants and dental amalgams after 90 days of supplementation (n = 16); n.s: not significant effect, p > 0.05; * p < 0.05 vs. Control; # p < 0.05 d90 vs. d0.