Fig. 3: Participant flow diagram per STARD 2015.

Twenty potential participants were screened and all (N = 20) underwent CRP pointāofācare (POC) testing: nine were CRPānegative (ā paināhistory reference ā 3 irreversible pulpitis, 6 reversible pulpitis) and eleven were CRPāpositive (ā paināhistory reference ā 10 irreversible pulpitis, 1 reversible pulpitis).