Table 1.
Comparison of electric pulp test and cold test responses between hypertensive and normotensive individuals
| Tooth | Mean±SD |
T | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normotensive (n=49) | Hypertensive (n=49) | |||
| EPT maxillary incisor | 1.47±0.5 | 3.51±2.43 | −5.748 | <0.001 |
| EPT maxillary canine | 1.8±0.74 | 3.12±2.21 | −3.98 | <0.001 |
| EPT maxillary premolar | 1.51±0.79 | 3.36±1.76 | −6.7 | <0.001 |
| EPT maxillary molar | 1.39±0.49 | 4.9±2.04 | −11.688 | <0.001 |
| EPT mandibular incisor | 1.04±0.2 | 3.22±2.06 | −7.371 | <0.001 |
| EPT mandibular canine | 1.31±0.47 | 3.73±2.3 | −7.249 | <0.001 |
| EPT mandibular premolar | 1.73±0.53 | 4.45±2.29 | −8.076 | <0.001 |
| EPT mandibular molar | 1.37±0.49 | 4.76±2.31 | −10.028 | <0.001 |
| Cold test (s) maxillary incisor | 0.9±0.13 | 3.65±3.02 | −6.359 | <0.001 |
| Cold test (s) maxillary canine | 0.99±0.23 | 4.53±3.71 | −6.66 | <0.001 |
| Cold test (s) maxillary premolar | 1.02±0.19 | 3.66±3.01 | −6.124 | <0.001 |
| Cold test (s) maxillary molar | 0.96±0.13 | 3.3±1.82 | −8.95 | <0.001 |
| Cold test (s) mandibular incisor | 0.84±0.15 | 3.07±2.24 | −6.94 | <0.001 |
| Cold test (s) mandibular canine | 0.92±0.12 | 2.64±1.71 | −6.988 | <0.001 |
| Cold test (s) mandibular premolar | 1.05±0.2 | 3.14±2.45 | −5.939 | <0.001 |
| Cold test (s) mandibular molar | 0.88±0.09 | 4.09±3.77 | −5.945 | <0.001 |
| Age | 54.29±9.75 | 55.35±10.79 | −0.511 | 0.611 |
SD: Standard deviation, EPT: Electric pulp test