Table 3 Descriptive statistics: counts of symptoms in patients diagnosed with SIP (N = 70) and SAP (N = 103)
From: Pain levels and typical symptoms of acute endodontic infections: a prospective, observational study
Question | SIP | % | SAP | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sleep disturbed | 56 | 80.0 % | 87 | 84.5 % |
Pain has decreased | 11 | 15.7 % | 12 | 11.7 % |
Pain less 1 week | 32 | 45.7 % | 72 | 69.9 % |
Constant pain | 25 | 35.7 % | 51 | 49.5 % |
Radiating pain | 25 | 35.7 % | 26 | 25.2 % |
Sharp pain | 38 | 54.3 % | 37 | 35.9 % |
Pain on chewing | 49 | 70.0 % | 89 | 86.4 % |
Pain on hot | 28 | 40.0 % | 29 | 28.2 % |
Pain on cold | 53 | 75.7 % | 37 | 35.9 % |
Cold lessens pain | 5 | 7.1 % | 18 | 17.5 % |
Tooth feels higha | 20 | 28.6 % | 50 | 48.5 % |