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

Table 1

Demographic variables in the two groups.

		Ibuprofen	Ketoprofen patch	Total
Gender	Males	16	16	32
	Females	16	16	32
Mandibular tooth	First molar	16	16	32
	Second molar	16	16	32
Age	Mean ± SD	34.875 ± 11.16	35.812 ± 11.19	35.343 ± 11.10
Anxiety score before treatment	Mean ± SD	3.81 ± 2.53	4.13 ± 2.44	3.97 ± 2.47
Pain score before treatment	Mean ± SD	5.845 ± 1.95	6.845 + 2.20	6.34 ± 2.12

SD: standard deviation.