Figure 2

Presentation of the results of the thermal QST parameters (A: CDT Articain, CDT Mepivacain; B: CPT Articain, CPT Mepivacain; C: WDT Articain, WDT Mepivacain D: HPT Articain, HPT Mepivacain) and the results of the statistical analysis for the individual measurement points (inclusive standard deviation). Significant differences are indicated by asterisks (paired Wilcoxon test: p *** ≤ 0.001; ** p ≤ 0.01, p ≤ 0.05 *, ns = not significant). The upper asterisks indicate significant differences between the measured values of articaine and mepivacaine to the respective measurement time. The lower asterisks indicate significant differences between the control measurement value and the running values of each anesthetic. Median value (solid line) and mean value (dotted line) are shown within the boxplots.