Table 3. Comparison of pre- and post-test TMJ function and swallowing function between the experimental and control groups.

	EG	CG
Mouth opening range
pre-test	33.4 (31.5–35.4)a	25.2 (30.5–32.3)
post-test*	36.3 (32.5–40.1)	26.5 (30.3–32.3)
difference*	1.0 (0.9–3.5)	0.0 (−0.5–1.3)
CMI
pre-test	0.24 (0.14–0.31)	0.16 (0.21–0.22)
post-test*	0.09 (0.09–0.15)	0.16 (0.21–0.24)
difference**	−0.12 (−0.15– −0.08)	0.00 (0.00–0.00)
MASA
pre-test	163.0 (140.0–165.0)	146.0 (159.0–167.0)
post-test*	174.0 (164.0–183.0)	149.0 (159.0–167.0)
difference**	18.0 (9.0–22.0)	0.0 (0.0–2.0)

^aMedian (inter-quartile range). EG, experimental group; CG, control group; CMI, craniomandibular index; MASA, Mann assessment of swallowing ability. Significant differences between the groups are indicated by: *, p<0.05 and **, p<0.01