Table 3 SF-MPQ and tooth-sensitivity before and after periodontal surgery

Total dimension

17.41 (5.78)

21.92 (9.19)*

17.10 (4.52)#

15.13 (0.69)*

Sensory dimension

12.48 (4.30)

16.24 (6.92)*

12.65 (3.44) #

11.11 (0.59)*

Throbbing

1.14 (0.47)

1.57 (0.84) *

1.14 (0.43) #

1.01 (0.12) *

Shooting

1.14 (0.49)

1.62 (0.85) *

1.20 (0.49) #

1.01 (0.10) *

Stabbing

1.14 (0.49)

1.52 (0.80) *

1.14 (0.43) #

1.00 (0.05) *

Sharp

1.12 (0.49)

1.43 (0.76) *

1.09 (0.36) #

1.00 (0.05) *

Cramping

1.08 (0.40)

1.29 (0.62) *

1.08 (0.31) #

1.00 (0.00) *

Gnawing

1.10 (0.42)

1.37 (0.71) *

1.12 (0.38) #

1.01 (0.07) *

Hot-burning

1.09 (0.39)

1.41 (0.80) *

1.09 (0.33) #

1.01 (0.10) *

Aching

1.23 (0.61)

1.51 (1.29) *

1.18 (0.46) #

1.01 (0.12) *

Heavy

1.13 (0.48)

1.42 (0.75) *

1.12 (0.37) #

1.01 (0.07) *

Tender

1.20 (0.53)

1.86 (0.87) *

1.38 (0.58) *#

1.05 (0.27) *

Splitting

1.09 (0.42)

1.42 (0.77) *

1.11 (0.35) #

1.01 (0.12) *

Affective dimension

4.93 (1.85)

5.68 (2.62)*

4.46 (1.29)*

4.02 (0.23)*

Tiring-exhausting

1.22 (0.55)

1.52 (0.81) *

1.15 (0.43) #

1.01 (0.10) *

Sickening

1.13 (0.49)

1.40 (0.73) *

1.10 (0.35) #

1.01 (0.07) *

Fearful

1.43 (0.81)

1.51 (0.82)

1.14 (0.42) *#

1.01 (0.07) *

Punishing-cruel

1.16 (0.51)

1.29 (0.67) *

1.08 (0.34) * #

1.00 (0.05) *

Intense dimension

PPI

1.26 (0.59)

1.92 (0.74) *

1.42 (0.63) * #

1.06 (0.31) *

VAS

0.61 (1.39)

2.78 (2.47) *

1.33 (1.89) * #

0.16 (0.85) *

Tooth-SEN

3.60 (3.39)

2.18 (2.67) *

2.56 (2.61) * #

1.89 (2.40) *