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

Table 7

Results for interdental contacts, presented in percentages, with data divided into three groups: 50±0.5%, more than 50.5%, and less than 49.5% in temporalis anterior muscles. Kruskal-Wallis test.

Interdental contacts in %		N	Mean	SD	Min	Max	𝑃<0.05
Relationship between RTA and LTA	Left (>50.5%)	36	1.097	0.4687	0.1	2.4	0.016
	Right (<49.5%)	30	1.740	0.9640	0.4	4.1
	50 ± 0.5%	6	1.733	1.2707	0.5	3.9
Differences between RTA and LTA	Left (>50.5%)	36	3.17 μV	49.452	−127 μV	126 μV	0.04
	Right (<49.5%)	30	44.90 μV	71.096	−79 μV	299 μV
	50 ± 0.5%	6	64.67 μV	152.101	−145 μV	268 μV