Table 1.

Demographic and Clinical Data of TA and HC Groups

	TA	HC	t	P
Age (year, mean±SD)	26.96±3.72	28.33±4.07	1.60	0.21
Gender (male/female)	8/15	10/20	0.01*	0.91
Leigh hand (right/Left)	23/0	30/0	N/A	N/A
Duration of pain (days)	3.0(1.0)	N/A	N/A	N/A
VAS (0–10)	6.0(2.0)	N/A	N/A	N/A
HAMA	8.00(3.00)	2.00(2.00)	−6.24**	<0.001
HAMD	11.00(3.00)	2.00(1.25)	−6.26**	<0.001

Notes: *Represents the chi-square test χ²-value;**Represents the Mann–Whitney U-test Z-value; p <0.05, statistical significance.

Abbreviations: TA, toothache; HC, healthy control; VAS, Visual Analogue Scale; HAMA, Hamilton Anxiety Scale; HAMD, Hamilton Depression Scale.