Research Article
Surface Electromyography (sEMG) Activity of Masticatory Muscle (Masseter and Temporalis) with Three Different Types of Orthodontic Bracket
Table 1
sEMG activity of masseter muscle chewing between different bracket types.
| | Masseter muscle evaluation | Mean difference | 95% CI for difference | (df) | value | | Lower bound | Upper bound |
| | Conventional bracket-self-ligating bracket | 10.46 | -26.32 | 47.24 | 1.18 (7.44, 66.93) | 0.324 | | Conventional bracket-ceramic bracket | 12.76 | -24.02 | 49.53 | | Self-ligating bracket-ceramic bracket | 2.29 | -34.48 | 39.07 |
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CI = confidence interval; df = degree of freedom.
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