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Table 2 Effect of operative time on postoperative swelling and trismus

From: Effect of age, impaction types and operative time on inflammatory tissue reactions following lower third molar surgery

Operative Time/Minutes

 

Swelling/mm

Mouth Opening/%

  

DAY2

DAY5

DAY7

DAY2

DAY5

DAY7

≤ 17

Mean

6.8900

2.1500

1.4567

63.6450

72.1510

79.4743

 

N

30

30

30

30

30

30

 

Std. Deviation

5.72968

2.65664

2.70933

18.61544

22.43444

22.35302

18-23

Mean

7.6189

3.4541

2.6649

66.5241

73.4819

81.7759

 

N

37

37

37

37

37

37

 

Std. Deviation

4.37168

3.73189

3.55162

23.08559

22.64894

22.45892

24-29

Mean

9.9632

4.2316

3.0158

56.5837

61.1089

67.7526

 

N

19

19

19

19

19

19

 

Std. Deviation

7.65014

4.31110

2.75606

15.73888

17.23444

21.27848

30-35

Mean

9.5218

2.9853

2.1441

59.2153

64.4185

68.9188

 

N

34

34

34

34

34

34

 

Std. Deviation

7.63341

3.61605

2.51603

20.02752

21.30764

22.86510

P value

 

.217

.223

.246

0.257

0.102

.032

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