Research Article

Relationship between Occlusal Force Distribution and the Activity of Masseter and Anterior Temporalis Muscles in Asymptomatic Young Adults

Table 6

Results for interdental contacts, in percentages, with the division into more than 50% and less than 50% in relation to the left side for masseter muscles. Mann-Whitney test.

Interdental contacts in %N MeanSDMinMax

Relationship between RMM/LMMLeft (>50%)391.0590.49240.12.30.82
Right (<50%)331.1710.63730.53.2

Differences between RMM and LMMLeft (>50%)39−3.09 μV70.700 −199 μV132 μV0.84
Right (<50%)339.92 μV69.923−137 μV217 μV