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Table 2 Assessment of pain levels according to age

From: The effect of different irrigation and disinfection methods on post-operative pain in mandibular molars: a randomised clinical trial

Pain

18–33

34–49

50–65

1p

Mean ± SD (median)

Mean ± SD (median)

Mean ± SD (median)

Pre-operative

6.14 ± 1.03 (6)

5.87 ± 1.09 (5)

5.92 ± 1.56 (5)

0.340

8 h

2.89 ± 1.91 (3)

2.48 ± 1.98 (3)

2.17 ± 3.01 (0,5)

0.160

24 h

2.51 ± 1.87 (3)

1.94 ± 1.9 (2)

1.92 ± 2.64 (0,5)

0.207

48 h

2.03 ± 1.76 (2)

1.48 ± 1.67 (1)

1.75 ± 2.45 (0,5)

0.342

7 days

0.05 ± 0.33 (0)

0 ± 0 (0)

0.17 ± 0.58 (0)

0.294

Pre-op-8 h 2p

0.000*

0.000*

0.002*

 

Pre-op-24 h 2p

0.000*

0.000*

0.002*

 

Pre-op-48 h 2p

0.000*

0.000*

0.002*

 

Pre-op-7 days 2p

0.000*

0.000*

0.002*

 
  1. 1Kruskal Wallis test
  2. 2Wilcoxon sign test
  3. *p < 0.05