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

Table 8

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 masseter muscles. Kruskal-Wallis test.

Interdental contacts in %		N	Mean	SD	Min	Max	P < 0.05
Relationship between RMM and LMM	Left (>50.5%)	36	1.020	0.4909	0.1	2.3	0.016
	Right (<49.5%)	30	1.114	0.6395	0.5	3.2
	50 ± 0.5%	6	1.635	0.1996	1.4	1.9
Differences between RMM and LMM	Left (>50.5%)	36	−9.29 μV	69.157	−199 μV	132 μV	0.003
	Right (<49.5%)	30	−1.12 μV	63.064	−137 μV	217 μV
	50 ± 0.5%	6	95.83 μV	42.537	31 μV	134 μV