Table 4. Measurements of Post-Operative Pain (VAS in Millimeters and Number of Analgesic Taken in Number of Tablets) in Study Groups.
| Data evaluation | 8 mg dexamethasone |
P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pterygomandibular space injection (SD) | Sublingual space injection (SD) | ||
| VAS | |||
| Day 0 | 21.57 (15.76) | 20.90 (15.14) | 0.840 |
| Day 1 | 18.90 (14.96) | 17.03 (14.23) | 0.532 |
| Day 2 | 14.17 (15.45) | 13.90 (13.87) | 0.935 |
| Day 7 | 3.67 (10.15) | 3.60 (8.25) | 0.971 |
| Number of analgesic taken | |||
| Day 1 | 1.87 (1.04) | 1.77 (0.97) | 0.682 |
| Day 2 | 2.67 (1.82) | 2.53 (1.59) | 0.742 |
| Day 3 | 1.47 (1.47) | 1.10 (1.29) | 0.304 |
Day 0: immediate after operation; Day 1: first day after operation; Day 2: second day after operation; Day 3: third day after operation; Day 7: seventh day after operation.