Figure 2. Effects of selective desalivation on dentin apposition in 1st and 2nd molars of young rats (A,B) and their terminal salivary gland and body weights (C,D). Twenty-one-day-old rats were surgically treated: sham-operated (sham), parotidectomized (Px), or submandibular/sublingual glands removed (Smx/Slx). They were maintained for 5 wks either on a standard rat diet (Std diet) (A,C) or on a high-sucrose diet (HSD) (B,D). The results for each treatment group are expressed as the mean ± SEM. Statistical difference among treatment groups was assessed by ANOVA, followed by the Bonferroni post hoc test, and group pairs found significantly different are indicated by double-headed arrows.