Table 3.
Average of postoperative trismus after 1 day of surgery (%)
| Groups (G) | Trismus (n) | Min. | Max. | Median | Mean | SD | χ 2 | p* | U** | p* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Traditional (G1) | 10 | 8 | 59 | 23.80 | 25.61 | 16.65 | 17.0 (G1–G2) | 0.011* | ||
| Traditional + PRF (G2) | 10 | 0 | 38 | 4.50 | 9.03 | 12.50 | 10.88 | 0.012 | 19.0 (G1–G3) | 0.019* |
| Piezo + PRF (G3) | 10 | 0 | 39 | 6.50 | 9.30 | 11.50 | 47.0 (G1–G4) | 0.853 | ||
| Traditional (G4) | 10 | 2 | 53 | 26.01 | 26.16 | 19.45 | 98.0 (G2–G3) | 0.631 | ||
| 19.50 (G2–G4) | 0.019* | |||||||||
| 23.5 (G3–G4) | 0.043* |
Abbreviations: Anal Analgesics, Min minimum, Max maximum, SD standart deviation, χ 2 Kruskal Wallis test result; *p ≤ 0.05, significance **Mann–Whitney U-test (Bonferroni-correction) results between groups