Table 3. | Comparison of discomfort during surgery and postoperative pain experienced by patients in the labial and palatal localisation groups |
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Labial (n = 17) |
Palatal (n = 8) |
Mann-Whitney U test; P-value |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | Median | Min; max | Mean | Median | Min; max | ||
| Discomfort during surgery | 3.5 | 3 | 1; 9 | 2.6 | 2 | 0; 6 | U = 47; P = 0.555 |
| Pain in the evening after intervention | 4 | 3 | 2; 7 | 3.9 | 4 | 0; 10 | U = 57.5; P = 1.000 |
| Pain the day after intervention | 3 | 1.5 | 0; 8 | 2.7 | 2 | 0; 8 | U = 55.5; P = 0.926 |
| Pain the third day after intervention | 3 | 2 | 0; 8 | 1.3 | 0 | 0; 6 | U = 33; P = 0.138 |
| Pain a week after intervention | 0.7 | 0 | 0; 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0; 2 | U = 56.5; P = 0.975 |
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