Table 1.

Mean ± SD for VAS in patients receiving prednisolone or celecoxib after surgical removal of impacted mandibular third molars in four measuring times

Groups	VAS
	Before surgery	24 h	48 h	168 h
Celecoxib	0.8 ± 2.1	3.6 ± 2.5	2.2 ± 1.8	0.1 ± 0.4
Prednisolone	0.5 ± 2.0	4.9 ± 2.6	1.8 ± 2.2	0
p Value	NS	0.041	NS	NS

NS not significant