Table 1.
Demographic and baseline characteristics of the study participants. Abbreviations: none. Gender, tooth location, and Frankl’s behavior rating scale were analyzed using the chi-square test. Age was analyzed using one-way ANOVA.
| Variables | Manual Syring (n = 28, 14 in each arch) | CCLAD (n = 28, 14 in each arch) |
Vibration-assisted (n = 28, 14 in each arch) | Jet Injection (n = 28, 14 in each arch) | Total (n = 112, 56 in each arch) |
P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Boys | 60.7% (n = 17) | 75% (n = 21) | 50% (n = 14) | 60.7% (n = 17) | 61.6% (n = 69) | 0.201 |
| Girls | 39.3% (n = 11) | 25% (n = 7) | 50% (n = 14) | 39.3% (n = 11) | 38.4% (n = 43) | ||
| Age | 7.60 ± 1.2 years | 8.28 ± 1.6 years | 8.28 ± 1.3 years | 8.35 ± 1.2 years | 8.13 ± 1.3 years | 0.132 | |
| Tooth Location | Primary Upper first molar | 28.6% (n = 8) | 28.6% (n = 8) | 39.3% (n = 11) | 28.6% (n = 8) | 31.3% (n = 35) | 1.000 |
| Primary Upper Second molar | 21.4% (n = 6) | 21.4% (n = 6) | 10.7% (n = 3) | 21.4% (n = 6) | 18.8% (n = 21) | ||
| Primary Lower first molar | 21.4% (n = 6) | 17.9% (n = 5) | 32.1% (n = 9) | 21.4% (n = 6) | 23.2% (n = 26) | ||
| Primary Lower Second molar | 28.6% (n = 8) | 32.1% (n = 9) | 17.9% (n = 5) | 28.6% (n = 8) | 26.8% (n = 30) | ||
| Frankl’s Behavior Rating Scale | Definitely Positive | 39.3% (n = 11) | 46.4% (n = 13) | 42.9% (n = 12) | 42.9% (n = 12) | 42.9% (n = 48) | 0.173 |
| Positive | 60.7% (n = 17) | 53.6% (n = 15) | 57.1% (n = 16) | 57.1% (n = 16) | 57.1% (n = 64) | ||