Table 3 Comparison of Mean ± SD and Mean Rank of pain score between Patency (Group A) and non-patency group (Group B) for single visit and multi visit vital and non-vital tooth respectively
From: Influence of maintaining apical patency in post-endodontic pain
Visits/Status | Variables | Mean Rank | Mann–Whitney U | p value* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Group A (n = 20) | Group B (n = 20) | ||||
Single/vital (1 V) (n = 40) | Day 1 | 21.00 | 20.00 | 190.000 | 0.799 |
Day 2 | 21.83 | 19.18 | 173.500 | 0.478 | |
Day 7 | 21.65 | 19.35 | 177.000 | 0.547 | |
Multiple/vital (2 V) (n = 40) | Day 1 | 24.78 | 16.23 | 114.500 | 0.020 |
Day 2 | 23.70 | 17.30 | 136.000 | 0.086 | |
Day 7 | 23.25 | 17.75 | 145.000 | 0.142 | |
Single/non-vital (1NV) (n = 40) | Day 1 | 23.40 | 17.60 | 142.000 | 0.121 |
Day 2 | 24.05 | 16.95 | 129.000 | 0.056 | |
Day 7 | 22.35 | 18.65 | 163.000 | 0.327 | |
Multiple/non-vital (2NV) (n = 40) | Day 1 | 20.05 | 20.95 | 191.000 | 0.820 |
Day 2 | 19.78 | 21.23 | 185.500 | 0.698 | |
Day 7 | 20.90 | 20.10 | 192.000 | 0.841 | |