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. 2011 Sep 7;11(1):67–71. doi: 10.1007/s12663-011-0278-x

Table 3.

Comparison of changes in C-reactive protein level between the intraoral and extraoral approaches

Time interval Intraoral (n = 19) Extraoral (n = 6) Intraoral vs. extraoral
Mean ± SD Difference from pre-operative Mean ± SD Difference from pre-operative
Pre-operative 1.60 ± 0.59 1.87 ± 0.16
Post-operative 1.88 ± 0.61 0.28 ± 0.13 2.20 ± 0.18 0.33 ± 0.15 NS
After 24 h 2.22 ± 0.64 0.62 ± 0.28 2.53 ± 0.23 0.67 ± 0.20 NS
7th day 1.53 ± 0.58 (−) 0.07 ± 0.33* 1.72 ± 0.18 (−) 0.15 ± 0.05 NS

* Unpaired t-test. Not significant