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Table 3 Relationship between pre-operative pain and pain on 1st post obturation day.

From: Endodontic flare-ups: comparison of incidence between single and multiple visit procedures in patients attending a Nigerian teaching hospital

Group

No preop. Pain

    Postob. Pain

    Preop. Pain

    Postob. Pain

 

No.

(%)

    No.

(%)

    No.

(%)

    No.

(%)

Single visit(n = 107)

40

(37.4)

    8

(20.0)

    67

(62.6)

    50

(74.6)

       

    x2 = 9.04, p = 0.002

Multi Visit(n = 136)

48

(35.3)

    6

(12.5)

    88

(64.7)

    55

(62.5)

       

    x2 = 12.5, p = 0.0004