Research Article

Muscle Activity in Pre-Treatment and Post-Treatment Oral Submucous Fibrosis Patients: Electromyography Study

Table 1

Right side masseter muscle duration before and after treatment.

GroupsBeforeAfterMean difference% of mean changet value value
MeanSDMeanSD

Group A7.260.367.250.310.010.140.2770.783
Group B7.360.397.260.490.101.361.4900.143
Group C7.380.627.300.560.081.081.7350.090
Group D5.230.515.130.560.101.911.4630.151
Control7.240.187.210.190.030.410.9420.351
F value204.328204.505
value

, Group A (mouth opening more than 35 mm), Group B (mouth opening between 30 and 35 mm), Group C (mouth opening between 20 and 30 mm), and Group D (mouth opening less than 20 mm).