Table 3 Post-hoc univariate ANOVAs, comparing pain-related outcome between SB and non-SB subjects (n = 100a).

From: Effects on general pain perception and dental pulp sensibility in probable sleep bruxism subjects by experimentally induced pain in a pilot study

Variable

SB subjects (n = 52)

Non-SB subjects (n = 48)

Statistic

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

F(1,98)

P

η2p

General pain threshold (s)

13.9

8.4

16.6

11.2

2.20

0.141

0.02

General pain tolerance (s)

21.5

12.2

28.6

19.4

5.78*

0.018

0.06

General subjective pain intensity (mm)

41.7

19.6

37.2

20.2

0.39

0.532

< 0.01

General subjective sensibility of the teeth (NRS)

4.2

3.1

2.4

2.6

8.48*

0.004

0.08

Number of EPT units

29.9

13.2

31.4

9.3

0.37

0.546

< 0.01

Dental pain threshold (s)

1.5

0.9

1.8

1.9

0.18

0.675

< 0.01

Dental pain duration (s)

4.9

2.3

4.3

2.6

2.40

0.125

0.02

Dental subjective pain intensity (mm)

55.9

24.9

45.7

24.9

3.27

0.074

0.03

  1. *Statistically significant comparisons (p < 0.05).
  2. EPT Electric Pulp Test, NRS Numeric Rating Scale from zero to ten, SB sleep bruxism.
  3. aMissing data n = 5.
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