Table 4 Differences in heart rate according to gender for each procedure.

From: Comparison between the analgesic effectiveness and patients’ preference for virtual reality vs. topical anesthesia gel during the administration of local anesthesia in adult dental patients: a randomized clinical study

 

Gender

Mean

Std. deviation

t*

Sig

Heart rate before (VR)

Male

73.4000

6.09554

−2.117

0.048**

Female

81.6364

10.82841

Heart rate after (VR)

Male

73.9000

6.62403

−1.102

0.311

Female

77.7273

9.92059

Heart rate before (TA)

Male

74.9000

9.65459

−2.118

0.048**

Female

85.4545

12.77782

Heart rate after (TA)

Male

74.1000

7.29459

−2.369

0.029**

Female

83.4545

10.35725

  1. **Differences are significant at p < 0.05.
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