Table 2.
Patients' response to electrical pulp testing (EPT) and Heft–Parker visual analogue scale (VAS) in the four study groups
| Groups | EPT | VAS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before intervention(mean ± SD) | After intervention(mean ± SD) | Before intervention(mean ± SD) | After intervention(mean ± SD) | |
| NOPg | 29 ± 10 | 70.52 ± 9.3 | 106.5 ± 40 | 81.7 ± 50 |
| MELg | 20.91 ± 6.5 | 77.78 ± 4 | 99.1 ± 33 | 28.3 ± 40 |
| IBUg | 19.61 ± 7.3 | 78.43 ± 3.7 | 102.2 ± 30 | 20 ± 30 |
| PLAg | 29.26 ± 10 | 70.48 ± 11 | 94.8 ± 34 | 62.6 ± 53 |
IBUg, ibuprofen group; MELg, meloxicam group; NOPg, no-premedication group; PLAg, placebo group; SD, standard deviation.