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Table 3 visual analog scale about discomfort during surgery

From: Palatal approach for surgical removal of mesioangularly impacted maxillary third molar - a pilot study

   

Buccal Approach

 

Palatal Approach

 

Buccal VS. Palatal

N = 20

 

N = 20

 

P

Median (Q1-Q3)

Mean ± SD

 

Median (Q1-Q3)

Mean ± SD

  

Retraction of commissure of the mouth

 

7 (6–8)

6.9 ± 1.1

 

0 (0–1)

0.5 ± 0.5

 

<0.001 a

Mouth opening

 

1 (0–1)

0.9 ± 0.7

 

1 (1-1.75)

1.2 ± 0.5

 

0.21 a

  1. a. Mann-Whitney U test