Table 2.

Demographic and clinical characteristics of the patients with RP and SIRP

Characteristics	RP (n = 115)	SIRP (n = 88)	P value
Age, mean (SD), years	34.5 (13.2)	33.5 (12.9)	0.509
Sex, n (%)
Male	40 (51.3)	38 (48.7)	0.223
Female	75 (60)	50 (40)
Tooth type
Anterior teeth	9 (100)	0 (0)	0.023*
Premolars	34 (57.6)	25 (42.4)
Molars	72 (53.3)	63 (46.7)
Difference in the EPT values	115 (56.7)	88 (43.3)	0.048*

RP reversible pulpitis, SIRP symptomatic irreversible pulpitis

^*P < 0.05