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Table 7 Correlation between Tinel's reaction and CNT. Correlation between 1st Tinel's test and 1st CNT

From: Application of Tinel’s test combed with clinical neurosensory test distinguishes spontaneous healing of lingual nerve neuropathy after mandibular third molar extraction

 

Tinel's test 

 

1st: positive n = 26

1st:negative n = 7

p value*1

1st 2PD (SD)

18.00

(3.78)

18.86 (3.02)

0.585

1st brush stroke (%) (grade 0 ~ 3, number)

0

23

(88.5)

6 (85.7)

0.635

1

0

(0.0)

0 (0.0)

 

2

1

(3.8)

0 (0.0)

 

3

2

(7.7)

1 (14.3)

 

1st SWM (SD)

11. 27

(3.56)

13.14 (4.18)

0.242

1st pin prick (%)(grade 0 ~ 2, number)

0

20

(76.9)

7 (100.0)

0.723

1

4

(15.4)

0 (0.0)

 

2

2

(7.7)

0 (0.0)

 
  1. The Fisher exact probability test analysis was used to search for correlations between changes in the Tinelʻs test and each examinations
  2. SD Standard deviation
  3. *1Student’s t test was employed to determine the differences between the means of the variables measured within test groups