Table 3.

Group comparison of pain parameters.

	Group
	Conventional (n = 21)	Mini-Flap (n = 23)	p-Value
Numeric rating scale score
Postoperative 2 h	5.52 ± 0.87	4.57 ± 1.31	0.006
Postoperative 24 h	2.81 ± 0.40	3.00 ± 1.09	0.440
Postoperative 48 h	2.76 ± 0.44	2.87 ± 0.87	0.612
Postoperative 72 h	2.67 ± 0.48	2.39 ± 0.78	0.172
Number of analgesics
Postoperative 2 h	0.95 ± 0.22	0.65 ± 0.49	0.012
Postoperative 24 h	0.29 ± 0.56	0.48 ± 0.59	0.276
Postoperative 48 h	0.48 ± 0.98	0.30 ± 0.77	0.518
Postoperative 72 h	0.00 ± 0.00	0.09 ± 0.29	0.162

Values are expressed as mean ± standard deviation or numbers (%).