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 |