Analgesic Efficacy of Ketoprofen Transdermal Patch versus Ibuprofen Oral Tablet on Postendodontic Pain in Patients with Irreversible Pulpitis: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Table 2

Mean pain score at different time points in the two groups.

Tooth number			Preoperative pain	2 hours	4 hours	8 hours	12 hours	24 hours	48 hours
First molar	KTP (n = 16)	Mean ± SD	6.63 ± 2.21	3.56 ± 3.07	2.81 ± 3.01	2 ± 2.50	1.25 ± 1.80	0.44 ± 0.89	0.06 ± 0.25
		Minimum	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Maximum	10	9	10	8	5	3	1
	Tablet (n = 16)	Mean ± SD	5.56 ± 1.75	3.5 ± 2.22	2.44 ± 1.96	1.25 ± 1.39	0.81 ± 1.37	0.44 ± 0.89	0.19 ± 0.54
		Minimum	4	1	0	0	0	0	0
		Maximum	8	8	6	5	5	3	2
		value	0.143	0.948	0.680	0.303	0.447	1.0^+	0.752^+
Second molar	KTP (n = 16)	Mean ± SD	7.06 ± 2.23	3.63 ± 2.33	3.38 ± 2.96	2.63 ± 2.47	1.44 ± 1.41	0.81 ± 1.04	0.25 ± 0.44
		Minimum	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Maximum	10	8	10	6	4	3	1
	Tablet (n = 16)	Mean ± SD	6.13 ± 2.15	3.31 ± 2.57	3.06 ± 2.76	2.31 ± 2.35	1.13 ± 1.25	0.38 ± 0.61	0.06 ± 0.25
		Minimum	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Maximum	10	8	7	6	3	2	1
		value	0.237	0.722	0.760	0.717	0.514	0.341^+	0.381^+

T-test;⁺Mann–Whitney test.