The Influence of Emotional State on the Masticatory Muscles Function in the Group of Young Healthy Adults

Table 5

The levels of activity of all muscles (V) in central occlusion in female and male groups.

	Female group	Male group
	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD
Temporales anteriores	72.25 ± 13.68	74.39 ± 15.99
Masseters	99.25 ± 13.86	120.45 ± 15.61
Sternocleidomastoideus	8.7 ± 7.4	8.6 ± 6.4
Digastricus	16.5 ± 15.0	16.8 ± 14.5
Symetry
Temporal anterior right	72.91 ± 40.80	74.74 ± 37.06
Temporal anterior left	71.82 ± 40.24	77.26 ± 44.70
Masseter right	105.79^* ± 55.46	127.33^* ± 60.39
Masseter left	92.68^* ± 44.81	117.71^* ± 59.78
Synergy
Anterior temporal muscle and masseter right	84.92^* ± 18.32	106.78^* ± 20.74
Anterior temporal muscle and masseter left	81.93^* ± 17.92	89.88^* ± 20.51

Statistical difference between female and male groups ().