Table 2 Visual analog scale (VAS) score according to the treatment arms compared using Kruskal–Wallis test
Areas of oral cavity | Groups/treatment arms Median VAS score (minimum, maximum) | p value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Medication | Finger pressure | Stress relief | Control | ||
Upper right | 5 (0,30) | 5 (0,30) | 10 (0,25) | 10 (0,40) | 0.029* |
Upper front | 10 (0, 40) | 15 (0, 40) | 15 (5, 50) | 25 (5, 60) | 0.001* |
Upper left | 5 (0, 30) | 5 (0, 20) | 10 (0, 20) | 10 (0, 35) | 0.018* |
Upper total | 6.67 (0, 30) | 8.33 (0, 26.67) | 10 (1.67, 30) | 13.33 (1.67, 36.67) | 0.001* |
Lower right | 5 (0, 40) | 10 (0, 30) | 10 (0, 20) | 10 (0, 60) | 0.014* |
Lower front | 20 (0, 30) | 20 (5, 40) | 20 (10, 50) | 30 (10, 70) | 0.00008* |
Lower left | 5 (0, 30) | 5 (0, 35) | 10 (0, 40) | 10 (0, 30) | 0.010* |
Lower total | 10 (0, 33.33) | 13.33 (1.67, 30) | 13.33 (3.33, 30) | 16.67 (3.33, 43.33) | 0.0001* |
Total | 8.33 (0.83, 26.67) | 10 (0.83, 25) | 13.33 (2.50, 30) | 16.67 (3.33, 43.33) | 0.0001* |