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Table 4 Patient-reported pain on the test and control group in the first 11 days after surgery according to the VAS scale

From: Effect of GaAlAs 940 nm Photobiomodulation on palatal wound healing after free gingival graft surgery: a split mouth randomized controlled clinical trial

 

Laser

Control

p-value*

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Pain & Discomfort

Day 0

3.42

3.27

3.71

3.38

0.302

Day 1

2.42

1.74

2.78

2.08

0.136

Day 2

2.35

2.43

2.21

2.42

0.655

Day 3

2.50

1.87

2.57

2.50

0.888

Day 4

2.92

2.52

3.35

2.59

0.111

Day 5

2.64

3.10

3.14

3.39

0.151

Day 6

2.21

2.45

2.71

3.17

0.221

Day 7

2.71

2.33

2.5

3.03

0.150

Day 8

2.00

2.35

2.64

3.02

0.120

Day 9

1.57

1.91

2.21

2.66

0.179

Day 10

1.42

1.78

2.14

2.38

0.146

Day 11

0.85

1.29

1.42

2.17

0.205

  1. SD standard deviation
  2. *Paired T-test intergroup analysis without significant difference
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