Table 3.

Comparison of pain levels according to VAS score

Group	n	Before treatment	3 h after treatment	3 d after treatment	F	P
Control	53	4.68±1.25	6.21±1.35*	3.45±1.12*,#	65.240	<0.001
Research	61	4.57±0.85	6.28±1.08*	2.54±0.81*,#	252.400	<0.001
t		0.533	0.312	5.032
P		0.595	0.756	<0.001

^*indicates P<0.05 compared to before treatment;

^#indicates P<0.05 compared to 3 h after treatment.

VAS, Visual Analogue Scale.