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Chapter 592Table 5: Mean PI-NRS scores in the iodine tampon and Monoject® syringe conditionsInterventionPI- NRS Avg. (SD)Iodine tampon (N = 44)Monoject® syringe (N = 43)p valueaDay 1 5.22 (2.32) 6.61 (1.70) 0.002Day 2 4.74 (2.50) 5.84 (1.94) 0.025Day 3 3.94 (2.58) 5.40 (1.78) 0.003Day 4 3.16 (2.41) 4.69 (1.91) 0.002Day 5 2.73 (2.41) 3.56 (2.14) 0.093Day 6 2.14 (2.26) 3.02 (2.33) 0.075Day 7 1.41 (2.08) 2.12 (2.10) 0.116a p value from independent t-test for differences in mean PI-NRS scores for 7 post-operative days between the iodine tampon and Monoject® syringe conditionsDiscomfort and self-careTable 6 presents the results concerning the variables on self-care and discomfort, which clearly demonstrated a superior effect of iodine-containing tampons during the first postoperative week after extraction. Notably, on postoperative day 4, 57% of patients in the intervention group used the prescribed medication, compared to 84% in the control group. Similar results were found with regards to the presence of limited mouth opening (trismus), chewing problems, swollen cheek, and pain. Additionally, “no discomfort at all” was reported on postoperative day 4 by 2% of patients in the intervention group compared to 0% of the control group, and on postoperative day 7 by 45% of the intervention group compared to 30% of the control group. The two groups reported a similar number of hours that they cooled their cheek with an ice pack on the first day after surgery, and an independent-samples t-test showed no significant difference groups in the mean number of cooling hours [t (85) = .97, p = 0.33; mean, 5.3 h; range, 0–12 h].Duration of surgeryThe mean duration of surgery in the control group was 11.07 min (SD, 1.10 min). The mean surgery duration in the intervention group was significantly longer: 12.18 min (SD, 2.64 min).