Table 8. Comparison of Beck Oral Assessment Scale scores between the groups in study population.

S.N.	Time interval	Group S (n=110)		Group C (n=110)		Student t-test
		Mean	SD	Mean	SD	t-value	p-value
1	At 4 hours	11.55	3.32	13.11	2.66	-3.837	<0.001
2	At 6 hours	10.74	3.18	13.21	2.85	-6.073	<0.001
3	At 8 hours	9.56	2.63	13.49	2.89	-10.528	<0.001
4	At 12 hours	9.09	2.59	13.58	2.80	-12.341	<0.001