Table 2.
Comparison of the pain scores, rescue analgesic needs, duration of dental operation, recovery time of groups, and distribution of patient in terms of gender and mean age of children.
| Experimental group N (%) | Control group N (%) | Chi-square/t | p value | |
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| Gender | ||||
| Female | 16(35.5) | 22(48.8) | 1.64/- | 0.20 |
| Male | 29(64.5) | 23(51.2) | ||
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| Age (mean ± SD) | 4.9 ± 1.5 | 4.2 ± 1.8 | -/1.748 | 0.08 |
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| PIPS (mean ± SD) | 2.6 ± 1.7 | 1.3 ± 1.2 | 24.82/- | <0.01∗ |
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| PPS (1 hour) (mean ± SD) | 1.6 ± 1.5 | 0.3 ± 0.7 | -/4.99 | <0.01∗ |
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| PPS (2 hours) (mean ± SD) | 0.5 ± 0.6 | 0.08 ± 0.2 | -/4.797 | <0.01∗ |
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| RAN | ||||
| Present | 22 (49) | 6 (13) | ||
| Absent | 23 (51) | 39 (87) | 13.272/- | <0.01∗ |
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| DDO (mean ± SD) | 56.6 ± 18.5 | 41.8 ± 14.7 | -/4.204 | <0.01∗ |
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| RT (mean ± SD) | 17 ± 6.8 | 13.2 ± 5.6 | -/2.808 | 0.01∗ |
∗ = p < 0.05. RAN: rescue analgesia need, RT: recovery time, DDO: duration of dental operation, PIPS: postoperative immediate pain score, and PPS: postoperative pain score.