Table 3.

SEM scores for the two groups

	Males (N = 13)		Females (N = 17)		Age-group. 4–5 years (N = 14)		Age-group. 6–8 years (N = 16)		Total (N = 30)
	Mean score	Mann–Whitney statistic	Mean score	Mann–Whitney statistic	Mean score	Mann–Whitney statistic	Mean score	Mann–Whitney statistic	Mann-Whitney statistic
IANB lignocaine	5.13	p < 0.01	5.35	p < 0.001	5.69	p < 0.001	4.8	p < 0.05	p < 0.001
Infiltration articaine	3.34		3		3.3		3.5

^*Significant

^**Highly significant