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Table. 2.

Table. 2.

Comparison of groups according to pain scores in five phases

Phase Group No. of samples Pain score on VAS P-value1
I Periotome 24 0.71±0.81 0.010*
Piezotome 24 1.75±1.73
II Periotome 24 1.58±1.02 0.803
Piezotome 24 1.67±1.27
III Periotome 24 0.46±0.51 0.381
Piezotome 24 0.63±0.77
IV Periotome 24 0.13±0.34 0.449
Piezotome 24 0.21±0.41
V Periotome 24 0.08±0.41 0.323
Piezotome 24 0

(VAS: visual analog scale)

1Based on an independent sample t-test at degrees of freedom=46.

*P≤0.05

Values are presented as mean±standard deviation.
J Korean Assoc Oral Maxillofac Surg 2022;48:356~362
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