Table II. Modifications of chewing function at 12 months after surgery (p < 0.05): numbers in bold indicate patients with poorer function, from normal (1 pre-op) or mild disability (2 pre-op), to mild (2 post-op) or severe disability (3 post-op). In contrast, underlined numbers indicate patients with improved function, from mild (2 pre-op) or severe disability (3 pre-op), to normal (1 post-op) or mild disability (2 post-op).

	1 post-op (12 months)	2 post-op (12 months)	3 post-op (12 months)
1 pre-op	3	14	5
2 pre-op	1	5	3
3 pre-op	1	2	1