Research Article

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

Table 10

Sidewise comparison of masseter muscle amplitude.

GroupsTimesRightLeftMean differencet value value
MeanSDMeanSD

Group ABefore361.0826.13361.5733.620.490.0770.939
After360.4824.73361.4939.381.010.1470.883

Group BBefore362.3716.92361.8216.840.550.1540.878
After362.1420.03361.6217.880.520.1280.899

Group CBefore363.1516.51362.4421.850.710.1740.862
After362.9916.52362.3429.020.650.1310.896

Group DBefore346.2323.10344.9722.231.260.2630.793
After345.8330.06343.4626.212.370.3990.691

ControlBefore359.0720.41359.9917.140.920.2320.817
After358.4114.04359.8421.511.430.3740.709

, 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).