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Table 5 Comparison of pain on 1st post obturation day: single and multiple visit.

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

Group

Number in study

None

Slight

Moderate/severe

  

No.

(%)

No.

(%)

No.

(%)

Single visit

107

49

(45.8)

38

(35.4)

20

(18.7)

Multiple visit

136

75

(55.1)

41

(30.2)

20

(14.7)

Total

243

124

(51.0)

79

(32.5)

40

(16.5)

  1. Incidence of pain: x2 = 1.74, df = 1, p = 0.19, degree of pain: x2 = 2.14, df = 2, p = 0.34.