Table 1. Total episodes and duration of bruxism events during 8 hrs sleep before, 6 and 12 weeks after.
n | Before | 6 weeks | 12 weeks | F | P | Before | 6 weeks | 12 weeks | F | p | |
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Episodes (times) | duration (second) | ||||||||||
GTB | 12 | 10.2±2.8 | 3.2±1.2 | 3.3 ±1.4 | 14.44 | 0.00 | 17.3±9.6 | 9.6±3.2 | 8.9±2.7 | 3.83 | 0.004 |
GTO | 12 | 11.9±5.7 | 12.3±6.0 | 11.4±3.7 | 14.8±5.5 | 15.4±6.0 | 14.0±6.1 |
Tukey HSD test, within GTB, 6 weeks vs. before: episodes p = 0.001, duration P = 0.026. 12 weeks vs. before: episodes p = 0.001, duration p = 0.012. Within GTO, 6 weeks vs. before: episodes P = 0.998, duration P = 0.999.12 weeks vs. before: episodes p = 0.970, duration p = 0.999. Between GTB and GTO, 6 weeks: episodes P = 0.000, duration p = 0.172. 12 weeks: episodes p = 0.000, duration P = 0.305.