Table 2 Clinical findings in both groups at various follow-up periods.
Clinical criteria | MTA (n = 25) | Well-Root PT (n = 25) | p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | ||
Spontaneous pain: | |||||
Baseline | 20 | 80.0 | 21 | 84.0 | 1.000 |
At 6 months | 4 | 16.0 | 1 | 4.0 | 0.349 |
At 12 months | 1 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.000 |
Friedman X2 | 32.947 | 40.095 | |||
p | < 0.001* | < 0.001* | |||
Tenderness on percussion: | |||||
Baseline | 20 | 80.0 | 21 | 84.0 | 1.000 |
At 6 months | 4 | 16.0 | 1 | 4.0 | 0.349 |
At 12 months | 1 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.000 |
Friedman X2 | 32.947 | 40.095 | |||
p | < 0.001* | < 0.001* | |||
Mobility: | |||||
Baseline | 6 | 24.0 | 5 | 20.0 | 1.000 |
At 6 months | 2 | 8.0 | 1 | 4.0 | 1.000 |
At 12 months | 1 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.000 |
Friedman X2 | 8.400 | 8.400 | |||
p | 0.015* | 0.015* | |||
Swelling: | |||||
Baseline | 5 | 20.0 | 4 | 16.0 | 1.000 |
At 6 months | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.000 |
At 12 months | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.000 |
Friedman X2 | 10.000 | 8.000 | |||
p | 0.007* | 0.018* | |||
Abscess/fistulation | |||||
Baseline | 5 | 20.0 | 4 | 16.0 | 1.000 |
At 6 months | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.000 |
At 12 months | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.000 |
Friedman X2 | 10.000 | 8.000 | |||
p | 0.007* | 0.018* | |||
