Table 2. | Comparisons between mean onset time of anaesthesia for patients in buccal articaine, intraseptal lidocaine, dental extraction, and endodontic treatment groups |
Groups |
Number of patients |
Mean (SD), min |
t-test (df = 53) |
P-value | ||
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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).
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