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. 2018 Apr-Jun;8(2):44–75.

Table 3. Association between age, sex, tooth type and the incidence of pain in the treatment groups at 1-day post-operative review.

Variables Incidence of painin Rotary Group Total n=60(%) p-value Incidence of painin Manual Group Total n=60(%) p-value
Pain n=23 (%) No pain n=37 (%) Painn=27 (%) No painn=33 (%)
Age group
11-20 2 (8.7) 3 (8.1) 5 (8.3) 0.412 3 (11.1) 6 (18.2) 9 (15.0) 0.942
21-30 15 (65.2) 17 (45.9) 32(53.3) 12 (20) 11 (40.7) 13 (39.4) 24(40.0)
31-40 3 (13.0) 9 (24.3) 7 (11.7) 8 (29.6) 8 (24.2) 16(26.7)
41-50 2 (8.7) 5 (13.5) 4 (6.7) 3 (11.1) 3 (9.1) 6(10.0)
51-60 1 (4.3) 3 (8.1) 5 (8.3) 2 (7.4) 3 (9.1) 5 (8.3)
Gender
Male 7 (30.4) 16 (43.2) 23(38.3) 0.430 6 (22.2) 24 (72.7) 30(50.0) 0.001
Female 16 (69.6) 21 (56.8) 37(61.7) 21 (77.8) 9 (27.3) 30(50.0)
Tooth type
Max. anterior 7 (30.4) 12 (32.4) 19(31.7) 0.026 12 (44.4) 9 (27.3) 21(35.0) 0.881
Max. premolar 6 (26.1) 9 (24.3) 15(25.0) 1 (3.7) 11 (33.3) 12(10.0)
Max. molar 6 (26.1) 2 (5.4) 8 (13.3) 4 (14.8) 2 (6.1) 6 (10.0)
Mand. anterior 1 (4.3) 10 (27.0) 11(18.3) 5 (18.5) 4 (12.1) 9 (15.0)
Mand. premolar 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (3.0) 1 (1.7)
Mand.molar 3 (13.0) 4 (10.8) 7 (11.7 5 (18.5) 6 (18.2) 11(18.3)