Table 7.

VAS Values in the Study Groups (mean ± SD)

Time Point	Smoker Group (n = 15 patients)	Non-Smoker Group (n = 15 patients)
Day 0 (during the operation)	0.22 ± 0.54	0.00 ± 0.00
Day 1	1.78 ± 2.60*	2.06 ± 3.22*
Day 2	0.72 ± 1.36†	1.50 ± 2.25*
Day 3	0.44 ± 0.98†	1.06 ± 1.98*
Day 4	0.44 ± 1.04†	0.67 ± 1.68*
Day 5	0.28 ± 0.66†	0.28 ± 1.17†
Day 6	0.22 ± 0.64†	0.17 ± 0.70†
Day 7	0.11 ± 0.32†	0.17 ± 0.70†

^*P <0.05, significantly higher than the baseline value within the same study group.

^†P <0.05, significantly lower than the day 1 value within the same study group.