Glide path enlargement of curved molar canals using HyFlex EDM glide path file versus PathFile: a comparative study of preparation time and postoperative pain

Table 3 Descriptive statistics of postoperative pain results for HyFlex EDM GPF and PathFile groups

VAS score	Treatment group	Postoperative follow-up interval
VAS score	Treatment group	AM1	PM1	AM2	PM2	AM3	PM3	AM4	PM4	AM5	PM5	AM6	PM6	AM7	PM7
No pain (0)	HyFlex EDM GPF	0	1	1	1	1	1	5	6	10	11	16	16	21	21
No pain (0)	PathFile	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	3	3	7	9	14	14
Mild pain (1–3)	HyFlex EDM GPF	18	19	28	29	31	34	32	31	28	27	23	23	18	18
Mild pain (1–3)	PathFile	13	13	21	23	26	27	28	28	29	29	29	28	25	25
Moderate pain (4–6)	HyFlex EDM GPF	22	20	11	10	8	5	3	3	2	2	1	1	1	1
Moderate pain (4–6)	PathFile	27	27	19	17	13	12	11	11	8	8	4	3	1	1
Severe pain (7–10)	HyFlex EDM GPF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Severe pain (7–10)	PathFile	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

ISSN: 1472-6831