Table 2. Comparison of the mean VAS pain score at six hours, 24 hours, 48 hours, and seven days post-RCT procedure between Group A and Group B.
Group A: Needle irrigation technique
Group B: Manual dynamic agitation technique
VAS: Visual analog scale; RCT: root canal treatment
Post-procedural follow-up time | Mean VAS pain score | p-value | |
Group A (n=81) | Group B (n=86) | ||
At six hours | 45.63±25.4 | 12.16±17.4 | <0.001 |
At 24 hours | 39.14±9.13 | 9.13±19.6 | <0.001 |
At 48 hours | 23.17±21.32 | 6.45±16.4 | <0.001 |
At seven days | 10.74±19.1 | 0.93±8.6 | <0.001 |