A Comparative Study on Alvogyl and a Mixture of Black Seed Oil and Powder for Alveolar Osteitis: A Randomized Double-Blind Controlled Clinical Trial

Table 2

Distribution mean VAS scores of patients pre and postmedication.

Groups		Preoperative VAS pain score	5 mins postmedication VAS pain score	30 minutes postmedication VAS pain score	60 minutes post medication VAS pain score	Second day postmedication VAS pain score	4^th day postmedication VAS pain score	7th day post medication VAS pain score
Group A (Alvogyl)	Mean	8.85	5.60	4.55	3.55	2.55	0.85	0.01
	Std. deviation	0.75	0.50	0.51	0.51	0.51	0.74	0.01
Group B (mixture of Nigella sativa’s powder and oil)	Mean	8.55	2.40	1.20	0.05	0.01	0.02	0.01
	Std. deviation	1.05	0.59	0.41	0.22	0.02	0.03	0.01
Group C (normal saline rinse as a control)	Mean	7.80	6.70	6.35	6.05	4.40	1.60	0.60
	Std. deviation	1.01	0.57	0.48	0.22	0.50	0.75	0.50

VAS: visual analog scale.