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. 2024 May 29;16(5):e61331. doi: 10.7759/cureus.61331

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