Table 2.

Comparison of the VAS-pain and duration of pain between the two groups at the first treatment phase.

	Group 1 (n = 48)	Group 2 (n = 47)	95% CI	P
VAS-pain
1st day	5.8 ± 2.1	6.8 ± 1.7	−1.7921, −0.2213	0.013
2nd day	4.3 ± 2	5.4 ± 1.9	−1.7359, −0.1502	0.010
3rd day	2.7 ± 2	3.8 ± 1.9	−1.9408, −0.3267	0.006
Duration of pain (hours)	18.6 ± 8.8	23.1 ± 8.9	−7.9121, −0.7519	0.018