Table 1.

Comparison of FPS and VAS for the two injection techniques

Pain score	Injection technique	Total patients	Mean ± Std mean error	p value (t-test)
FPS for injection	Transpapillary injection	25	5.16 ± 0.64	0.0001
	Palatal injection	25	8.40 ± 0.82
FPS for extraction	Transpapillary injection	25	6.96 ± 0.73	0.8453
	Palatal injection	25	7.00 ± 0.71
VAS for injection	Transpapillary injection	25	4.92 ± 0.69	0.0001
	Palatal injection	25	8.20 ± 0.71
VAS for extraction	Transpapillary injection	25	6.92 ± 0.76	0.8507
	Palatal injection	25	6.96 ± 0.73