Table 1.

Frequencies and percentages of variables.

			Control Group	Experimental Group	Statistically Significant Differences
			Percentage	Percentage
Patient Symptoms	No pain		70.0	85.0	–
	Some degree of pain		20.0	5.0
	Sever pain		10.0	0.0
Color changes	Absence		60.0	85.0	–
	Presence		40.0	15.0
Swelling	Absence		65.0	100.0	***p < 0.001
	Mild		30.0	0.0
	Moderate		5.0	0.0
Tenderness	Absence		55.0	90.0	**p < 0.01
	Presence		45.0	10.0
Odor	Absence		95.0	100.0	–
	Presence		5.0	0.0
Discharge	Absence		100.0	100.0	–
Bleeding	Absence		100.0	100.0	–
Limited mouth opening	Absence		100.0	100.0	–
Socket size	Shrink		40.0	90.0	***p < 0.001
	Same		45.0	10.0
	Increase		15.0	0.0
Other local findings	Absence		100.0	85.0	–
	Presence	Poor oral hygiene	0.0	5.0
		Mild plaque accumulation	0.0	10.0
Fever	Absence		100.0	100.0	–
Fatigue or other systemic findings	Absence		100.0	100.0	–