Table 5 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 not maintained
From: Influence of maintaining apical patency in post-endodontic pain
Visits/status | Variables | Mean Rank | Mann–Whitney U | p value* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anterior (a) (n = 10) | Posterior (p) (n = 10) | ||||
Single-vital (B1V) (n = 20) | Day 1 | 9.70 | 11.30 | 42.000 | 0.579 |
Day 2 | 9.75 | 11.25 | 42.500 | 0.579 | |
Day 7 | 9.95 | 11.05 | 44.500 | 0.684 | |
Single/non-vital (B1NV) (n = 20) | Day 1 | 8.00 | 13.00 | 25.000 | 0.063 |
Day 2 | 10.40 | 10.60 | 49.000 | 0.971 | |
Day 7 | 9.50 | 11.50 | 40.000 | 0.481 | |
Multiple/vital (B2V) (n = 20) | Day 1 | 9.70 | 11.30 | 42.000 | 0.579 |
Day 2 | 10.15 | 10.85 | 46.500 | 0.796 | |
Day 7 | 9.70 | 11.30 | 42.000 | 0.579 | |
Multiple/nonvital (B2NV) (n = 20) | Day 1 | 11.40 | 9.60 | 41.000 | 0.491 |
Day 2 | 10.00 | 11.00 | 45.000 | 0.698 | |
Day 7 | 11.05 | 9.95 | 44.500 | 0.503 | |