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Table 2 Adjusted differences in outcome measures between arms

From: Sutureless socket technique after removal of third molars: a multicentric, open, randomized controlled trial

Pain D3 (VAS)

Estimate

Standard error

T value

p-value

Arm (Suture)

− 0.05

0.43

− 0.121

0.904

Center (Montpellier)

0.57

0.49

1.145

0.255

Center (Perpignan)

0.52

0.79

0.656

0.513

Age

0.06

0.08

0.737

0.463

Smoking

1.94

0.72

2.695

0.0084*

Pain D31 (VAS)

Arm (Suture)

− 0.003

0.06

− 0.047

0.962

Center (Montpellier)

− 0.03

0.07

− 0.477

0.634

Center (Perpignan)

− 0.05

0.12

− 0.388

0.699

Age

− 0.01

0.01

− 1.057

0.294

Smoking

0.11

0.10

1.093

0.277

Operating time (min)

Arm (Without Suture)

− 3.64

1.80

− 2.020

0.046*

Center (Montpellier)

17.38

2.05

8.478

 < 0.001

Center (Perpignan)

− 6.26

3.36

− 1.865

0.065

Edema D0 (mm)

Arm (Without Suture)

− 1.65

1.09

− 1.513

0.134

Center (Montpellier)

1.21

1.24

0.976

0.332

Center (Perpignan)

0.79

1.0

0.397

0.692

Edema D3 (mm)

Arm (Without Suture)

− 1.42

1.69

− 0.842

0.402

Center (Montpellier)

1.37

1.93

0.712

0.478

Center (Perpignan)

− 0.69

3.10

− 0.223

0.824

Edema D31 (mm)

Arm (Without Suture)

1.677

2.43

0.690

0.492

Center (Montpellier)

− 2.92

2.75

− 1.062

0.291

Center (Perpignan)

1.04

4.69

0.222

0.825

GOHAI score D0

Arm (Without Suture)

1.12

1.07

1.039

0.301

Center (Montpellier)

0.021

1.24

0.017

0.987

Center (Perpignan)

5.14

1.98

2.598

0.011*

GOHAI score D31

Arm (Without Suture)

0.89

1.76

0.506

0.614

Center (Montpellier)

3.74

1.99

1.877

0.064

Center (Perpignan)

7.49

3.39

2.210

0.030*

GOHAI score D31− D3

Arm (Without Suture)

0.32

1.89

0.169

0.866

Center (Montpellier)

3.43

2.18

1.575

0.119

Center (Perpignan)

2.71

3.60

0.754

0.453

Trismus D0 (mm)

Arm (Without Suture)

5.98

4.25

1.406

0.163

Center (Montpellier)

4.93

4.81

1.025

0.308

Center (Perpignan)

2.42

7.71

0.314

0.754

Trismus D3 (mm)

Arm (Without Suture)

1.75

4.47

0.392

0.696

Center (Montpellier)

− 1.81

5.08

− 0.356

0.723

Center (Perpignan)

15.61

8.15

1.916

0.059

Trismus D31 (mm)

Arm (Without Suture)

2.61

3.87

0.674

0.502

Center (Montpellier)

− 12.06

4.36

− 2.765

0.007*

Center (Perpignan)

2.44

7.41

0.329

0.743

Complications

Arm (Suture)

0.69

0.50

1.374

0.170

Center (Montpellier)

0.41

0.54

0.748

0.454

Center (Perpignan)

− 0.35

1.13

− 0.309

0.758

Smoking

1.29

0.58

2.251

0.024*

  1. * means p value ≤ 0.05
  2. Data are adjusted according to center, age and smoking status