Comparison of the Efficacy of Dexamethasone and Methylprednisolone in Infiltration Injection for Postendodontic Pain in Patients with Necrotic Pulp: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

Table 1

Association of visual analogue score with group A and group B at 6, 12, 48, and 72 h.

Pain	Group A (n = 40) dexamethasone	Group B (n = 40) methylprednisolone	value
After 6 hours
No pain	34 (85%)	32 (80%)	0.51
Mild pain	4 (10%)	7 (17.5%)
Moderate pain	1 (2.5%)	1 (2.5%)
Severe pain	1 (2.5%)	0 (0%)
After 12 hours
No pain	37 (92.5%)	38 (95%)	1
Mild pain	3 (7.5%)	2 (5%)
Moderate pain	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Severe pain	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
After 24 hours
No pain	40 (100%)	40 (100%)	∗
Mild pain	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Moderate pain	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Severe pain	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
After 48 hours
No pain	40 (100%)	40 (100%)	∗
Mild pain	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Moderate pain	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Severe pain	0 (0%)	0 (0%)

^∗No statistics are computed because pain in 24 and 48 hours is a constant.