Table 1. Demographic and clinical characteristics between the groups and initial VAS.

Characteristics		Group 1	Group 2	Group 3	Group 4	p-value
Age	Range	19–51	19–63	18–61	20–64	0.33*
	Mean ± SD	33 ± 9.21	37 ± 12.63	37 ± 13.0	37 ± 12.5
Gender	Male	15	14	14	15	0.97**
	Female	16	16	19	17
Molar type	First	16	16	16	17	0.98**
	Second	15	14	17	15
Initial VAS	Mean ± SD	123.66 ± 11.54	124.38 ± 11.78	125.18 ± 12.2	122.19 ± 12.44	0.95*

Notes.

SD

Standard Deviation

VAS

Visual Analog Scale

P-value, significant (p ≤ 0.05).

^*ANOVA F = 1.158, ANOVA F = 0.125 (Age).

^**Pearson χ2 = 0.25 (Gender), Pearson χ2 = 0.194 (Molar type).