Influence of a novel suturing technique on periodontal health of mandibular second molar following impacted third molar surgery: a split-mouth randomized clinical trial

Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Table 1 Pain perception following surgical extraction of the third molar

Follow-up period	Pain score in control side (mean ± SD)	Pain score in case side (mean ± SD)	P value
12 h post-surgery	8.1 ± 1.25	8.75 ± 1.46	0.041^a
Day 1 post-surgery	6.7 ± 1.48	7.45 ± 1.21	0.02^a
Day 2 post-surgery	4.95 ± 1.33	5.12 ± 1.53	0.59
Day 3 post-surgery	3.1 ± 1.61	3.25 ± 1.82	0.67
Day 4 post-surgery	1.32 ± 1.07	1.22 ± 1.12	0.76
Day 5 post-surgery	0.5 ± 0.84	0.48 ± 0.67	0.76
Day 6 post-surgery	0.3 ± 0.64	0.22 ± 0.53	0.49
Day 7 post-surgery	0.15 ± 0.48	0.05 ± 0.31	0.33