Assessment of postoperative pain
pain
All participants had a chart to record their pain after 24, 48, and 72 h of treatment. A visual analogue scale (VAS) (0–10 cm) was used to indicate the pain intensity where 0 = no pain and 10 = unbearable pain in Arabic. It was fully described to the participants, and they were instructed to return the reports at their next visit to the faculty. Additionally, participants were questioned orally about their use of antibiotics and analgesics over the previous 72 h when they turned in their VAS questionnaire and were excluded and replaced if they took medications. All data were collected and statistically analyzed. Recall rate of patients was 100% as any patient who failed to give feedback or took any analgesics was replaced by new cases.