TABLE 2.
Absorbance of sialochemical tests for organic and inorganic components in total subjects in the pulp stones and control groups compared (n = 80).
| Component | Pulp stones | Control | Total | p-value* |
| URE | 12.98 (10.71) | 10.67 (7.70) | 11.91 (9.45) | 0.278 |
| GLU | 3.08 (3.19) | 3.32 (2.21) | 3.19 (2.77) | 0.702 |
| TPT | 0.74 (0.48) | 0.75 (0.38) | 0.74 (0.73) | 0.947 |
| ALP | 16.41 (14.97) | 9.19 (7.96) | 13.07 (12.69) | 0.008 |
| CRE | 0.10 (0.92) | 0.11 (0.13) | 0.11 (0.11) | 0.820 |
| SAM | 595.59 (248.84) | 528.86 (201.99) | 564.73 (229.42) | 0.196 |
| URA | 3.79 (2.64) | 2.17 (2.37) | 3.04 (2.63) | 0.005 |
| Ca | 7.08 (5.92) | 8.13 (13.66) | 7.56 (10.19) | 0.647 |
| Fe | 101.42 (46.08) | 88.03 (67.23) | 95.23 (56.86) | 0.296 |
| P | 17.31 (5.87) | 15.12 (7.39) | 16.30 (6.67) | 0.144 |
Values presented as mean (± SD). URE, urea; GLU, glucose; TPT, total protein; ALP, alkaline phosphatase; CRE, creatinine; SAM, salivary amylase; UR, uric acid; Ca, calcium; Fe, iron; P, phosphorus. ∗Student’s t-test. Bold values mean statistically significant (p < 0.05).