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Table 4 Incidence of pain on 1st post obturation day: Vital and nonvital.

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

Group

Number in Group

None

Slight

Moderate/severe

  

No

(%)

No

(%)

No

(%)

Vital

86

44

(51.2)

27

(31.4)

15

(17.4)

Nonvital

157

80

(51.0)

52

(33.1)

25

(15.9)

  1. Incidence of pain x2 = 0.02, df = 1, p = 0.90.
  2. Percentage incidence of pain, vital = 48.8.
  3. Percentage incidence of pain, nonvital = 50.3.