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Table 3 Descriptive statistics of patients-centered variables at 7 days after first orthodontic archwire insertion in the two groups using visual analog scales (n = 16 for each group)

From: Evaluation of the levels of pain and discomfort of piezocision-assisted flapless corticotomy when treating severely crowded lower anterior teeth: a single-center, randomized controlled clinical trial

Variable

Group

Mean

SD

SE

Min

Q1

Median

Q3

Max

Pain

Exp.

6.47

7.45

1.81

0.00

0.00

5.00

10.00

30.00

Control

1.176

2.811

0.682

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

10.00

Discomfort

Exp.

6.03

7.80

1.02

0.00

0.00

5.00

10.00

20.00

Control

2.35

5.04

1.22

0.00

0.00

0.00

5.00

20.00

Swelling

Exp.

1.765

3.509

0.851

0.00

0.00

0.00

2.50

10.00

Control

0.882

1.965

0.477

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

5.00

Mastication

Exp.

2.94

1.87

0.48

0.00

0.00

0.00

10.00

30.00

Control

1.18

1.17

0.70

0.00

0.00

0.00

20.00

20.00

Swallowing

Exp.

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

Control

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

Limitation

Exp.

2.353

3.999

0.970

0.00

0.00

0.00

5.00

10.00

Control

0.882

2.643

0.641

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

10.00

  1. Exp. experimental group, SD Standard Deviation, SEM Standard Error of the mean, Min minimum, Q1 first quartile, Q3 third quartile, Max maximum