Table 3 Mean (SD) of the elemental analysis of files after immersion in different irrigation solutions.

Control

54.57 (3.08)^a

40.55 (4.12)^a

2.88 (1.46)^a

4.36 (0.86)^a

NaOCl

53.69 (4.32)^a

35.72 (3.44)^a

4.67 (1.16)^ab

4.08 (0.98)^a

EDTA

52.58 (3.98)^a

35.58 (5.14)^a

5.18 (2.63)^b

4.72 (0.99)^a

IP6

54.73 (2.50)^a

38.2 (3.75)^a

4.03 (1.48)^ab

3.72 (0.73)^a

EDTA/NaOCl

55.58 (2.50)^a

35.73 (3.67)^a

4.03 (1.28)^a

4.53 (1.12)^a

IP6/NaOCl

55.08 (3.03)^a

38.73 (4.45)^a

3.18 (0.98)^a

4.43 (0.76)^a