Table 4 Comparison of Mean ± SD and Mean Rank of pain score between anterior and posterior tooth for single visit and multi visit vital and non-vital tooth respectively when apical patency was maintained
From: Influence of maintaining apical patency in post-endodontic pain
Visits/Status | Variables | Mean Rank (n = 10) | Mann–Whitney U | p value* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anterior (a) (n = 10) | Posterior (p) (n = 10) | ||||
Single/vital (A1V) (n = 20) | Day 1 | 10.40 | 10.60 | 49.000 | 0.971 |
Day 2 | 9.85 | 11.15 | 43.500 | 0.631 | |
Day 7 | 10.50 | 10.50 | 50.000 | 1.000 | |
Single/non-vital (A1NV) (n = 20) | Day 1 | 11.50 | 9.50 | 40.000 | 0.481 |
Day 2 | 9.75 | 11.25 | 42.500 | 0.579 | |
Day 7 | 9.50 | 11.50 | 40.000 | 0.481 | |
Multiple/vital (A2V) (n = 20) | Day 1 | 9.55 | 11.45 | 40.500 | 0.467 |
Day 2 | 8.95 | 12.05 | 34.500 | 0.234 | |
Day 7 | 9.20 | 11.80 | 37.000 | 0.295 | |
Multiple/non-vital (A2NV) (n = 20) | Day 1 | 9.50 | 11.50 | 40.000 | 0.481 |
Day 2 | 8.80 | 12.20 | 33.000 | 0.218 | |
Day 7 | 9.50 | 11.50 | 40.000 | 0.481 | |