Figure 3

Presentation of the results of the mechanical QST parameters (A: MDT Articain, MDT Mepivacain; B: MPT Articain, MPT Mepivacain; C: VDT Articain, VDT Mepivacain) and the results of the statistical analysis for the individual measurement points (inclusive standard deviation). Control measurement and anesthesia course of the two local anesthetics in direct comparison. 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.