Table 1

Patient variable and solution used		Lidocaine		Articaine		Total		P value^a
Patient variable and solution used		N	%	N	%	N	%	P value^a
Number of patients		21	51.2	20	48.8	41	100
Sex	Male	6	14.6	9	22	15	36.6	0.341^b
Sex	Female	15	36.6	11	26.8	26	63.4	0.341^b
Initial pain (1 - 10)		4.8		4.2				0.46^c
Premolars		9	22	5	12.2	14	34.1	0.326^b
Molars		12	29.3	15	36.6	27	65.9	0.326^b

^aTested between lidocaine and articaine groups.
^bNon significant, Fisher's Exact Test.
^cNon significant, unpaired Student's t-test.