Table 2.

Evaluation of the effectiveness of the treatments in the arrest of the decay

Variables	Groups				p value
	NSF		Saline
	n	(%)	n	(%)
7 days					<0.001
Success	39	78.0	0	0
Failure	11	22.0	50	100
5 months					<0.001
Success	35	72.91	17	34.0
Failure	13	27.08	30	66.0
12 months					0.003
Success	30	65.21	13	28.88
Failure	16	34.78	32	71.11