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Table 3 Mean, standard deviation (SD) values, and results of comparison between RAE scores in the two groups as well as the changes within each group

From: Management of pain in oral lichen planus patients: a comparative pilot study

 

Corticosteroids (n = 12)

Laser (n = 12)

P value (between groups)

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Time

     

 Pre-treatment

19.9a

8.9

27.5a

10.7

0.096

 Post-treatment

6.3b

4.1

14.1b

8.9

0.036*

 Follow-up

5.0b

1.9

11.0b

2.9

0.067

P value (within group)

0.004*

0.038*

 
  1. Different superscripts in the same column are statistically significantly different
  2. *Significant at P ≤ 0.05