Table 5. Intragroup comparison of signal intensity and nerve thickness.
All the groups have shown significant results for changes seen in nerve signal intensity and nerve thickness at different time intervals (P<0.05)
au: arbitrary unit
| Group | Mean | Standard deviation | P-value | ||
| Positive control group | Signal intensity (au) | Baseline | 3.600 | 0.4078 | 0.000 |
| After three months | 2.325 | 0.2900 | |||
| Nerve thickness (mm2) | Baseline | 3.255 | 0.7134 | 0.000 | |
| After three months | 2.910 | 0.7085 | |||
| Experimental group | Signal intensity (au) | Baseline | 3.460 | 0.6091 | 0.000 |
| After three months | 2.160 | 0.4773 | |||
| Nerve thickness (mm2) | Baseline | 3.065 | 0.8008 | 0.000 | |
| After three months | 2.725 | 0.7691 | |||
| Combination therapy group | Signal intensity (au) | Baseline | 3.350 | 0.7052 | 0.000 |
| After three months | 1.660 | 0.5586 | |||
| Nerve thickness (mm2) | Baseline | 3.265 | 0.6961 | 0.000 | |
| After three months | 2.580 | 0.6685 |