Table 2.

Mean time taken for extraction of premolars with flared/fused roots

Teeth	Morphology of roots	Number of teeth	Forceps	Time taken Mean ± SD (in seconds)	P value
Maxillary	Fused/single	30	Physics	34.23 ± 14.73	0.151NS
		30	Conventional	38.97 ± 16.26
	Flared	20	Physics	39.30 ± 17.99	0.006*
		20	Conventional	49.00 ± 22.02
Mandibular	Single	50	Physics	24.34 ± 9.58	0.001*
		50	Conventional	29.30 ± 10.49

SD standard deviation

NS: P > 0.05; Not significant *P < 0.05; Significant