Table 2 Effect of Spirulina platensis on the state of dentition in lambs reared in endemic fluorosis area.

Score	Group I*		Group II*		Group III*		Group IV*
Score	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male
Normal, n (%)	6 (100)	5 (83)	0	0	4 (66)	3 (50)	5 (83)	4 (66)
Questionable, n (%)	0	1 (17)	0	0	1 (17)	1 (17)	1 (17)	2 (33)
Very mild, n (%)	0	0	2 (33)	1 (17)	1 (17)	2 (33)	0	0
Mild, n (%)	0	0	3 (50)	2 (33)	0	0	0	0
Moderate, n (%)	0	0	1 (17)	3 (50)	0	0	0	0
Severe, n (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total, n (%)	6 (100)	6 (100)	6 (100)	6 (100)	6 (100)	6 (100)	6 (100)	6 (100)

*Indicates significant difference in the severity the state of dentition between male and female groups (p < 0.0001); n: number of animals; Group I: lambs reared in fluorosis-free area, Group II: lambs reared in endemic fluorosis area, Group III: lambs supplemented with 250 mg/kg BW/day of Spirulina platensis, Group IV: lambs supplemented with 500 mg/kg BW/day of Spirulina platensis.

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