Table 2.
Emergency | NRS-11 |
|
---|---|---|
Median | P value | |
Debonded bracket | ||
Yes | 4 | 0.094 |
No | 2 | |
Poking wire | ||
Yes | 4 | 0.001c |
No | 2 | |
Sharp ligature tie | ||
Yes | 4 | 0.005b |
No | 2 | |
Broken fixed retainer | ||
Yes | 4 | 0.633 |
No | 3 | |
Ulcer | ||
Yes | 5 | 0.013a |
No | 3 | |
Inflammation | ||
Yes | 3 | 0.368 |
No | 3 | |
Swelling | ||
Yes | 1 | 0.077 |
No | 3 | |
Exudate | ||
Yes | 1 | 0.356 |
No | 3 | |
Bleeding | ||
Yes | 3 | 0.694 |
No | 3 | |
Bad odor | ||
Yes | 3 | 0.241 |
No | 2 | |
Problematic palatal device | ||
Yes | 5 | 0.008b |
No | 2.5 | |
Lost retainer | ||
Yes | 1.5 | 0.517 |
No | 3 |
NRS, Numerical Rating Scale.
Wilcoxon rank-sum test.
P < 0.05.
P < 0.01.
P < 0.001.