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. 2022 Sep 12;25(5):526–530. doi: 10.4103/jcd.jcd_105_22

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