Table 2.

Comparison of groups regarding pain assessment results.

Assessment	Group	VAS score			pa
		n	Mean	Median (min–max)
Before	Saline	26	8.2	8 (6–10)	0.779
	Xylitol	26	8.1	8 (6–10)
After	Saline	26	4.5	5 (2–7)	<0.001
	Xylitol	26	2.6	3 (1–4)
Reduction	Saline	26	3.7	4 (2–6)	<0.001
	Xylitol	26	5.5	6 (3–7)

VAS, visual analog scale; max, maximum; min, minimum.

^aMann–Whitney test.