Groups Number of
patients
Mean (SD),
min
t-test
(df = 53)
P-value
Onset time of action Buccal articaine regimen 25 55 4.2 (2.12) 0.842 0.403a
Intraseptal lidocaine regimen 30 3.73 (1.98)
Dental extraction 36 55 3.86 (1.97) -0.419 0.677b
Endodontic treatment 19 4.11 (2.21)

aNo significant difference in means of anaesthesia onset time between buccal articaine and intraseptal lidocaine regimens (P = 0.403, Student's t-test).
bNo significant difference in means of anaesthesia onset time between dental extraction and endodontic treatment (P= 0.677, Student's t-test).
SD = standard deviation.