Anaesthetic success
at time interval
2 min 4 min 6 min 8 min 10 min > 10 min Total
N (%) N (%) N (%) N (%) N (%) N (%) N (%)
Articaine regimen 32 (71.1) 8 (17.8) 3 (6.7) 1 (2.2) 0 (0) 1 (2.2) 45 (100)
Mepivacaine regimen 23 (51.1) 9 (20) 7 (15.6) 2 (4.4) 0 (0) 4 (8.9) 45 (100)
P-value 0.052 0.035a 0.138 0.167 0.167 1

aStatisticaly significance, P = 0.035, Chi-square test.
N = number of patients.