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. 2015 Mar 26;2015:575038. doi: 10.1155/2015/575038

Table 5.

Muscle and temporomandibular joint algometry [VAS] findings depending on the temporomandibular dysfunction index Di.

Side/gender Di group
0 I II III
n Mean SD n Mean SD n Mean SD n Mean SD
Superficial part of masseter muscle
Left
 Females 22 5.57 5.71 39 14.47 10.10 25 23.94 18.08 7 41.29 22.13
 Males 23 4.76 4.07 29 10.31 9.06 23 41.50 21.81 6 40.33 5.43
 Total 45 5.16 4.90 68 12.70 9.82 48 32.35 21.64 13 40.85 16.04
Right
 Females 22 6.52 6.72 39 19.32 14.78 25 34.88 28.69 7 61.00 13.56
 Males 23 5.15 3.41 29 11.53 8.57 23 48.43 24.80 6 60.67 5.57
 Total 45 5.82 5.28 68 16.00 13.02 48 41.38 27.48 13 60.85 10.25

Deep part of masseter muscle
Left
 Females 22 2.73 3.98 39 7.90 8.81 25 24.28 16.75 7 35.14 22.52
 Males 23 3.54 4.09 29 9.14 10.54 23 39.35 19.89 6 23.00 7.97
 Total 45 3.14 4.01 68 8.43 9.53 48 31.50 19.66 13 29.54 17.88
Right
 Females 22 3.39 3.53 39 7.41 8.49 25 19.98 12.03 7 29.57 15.40
 Males 23 1.59 1.10 29 9.17 10.26 23 31.17 15.67 6 47.33 4.08
 Total 45 2.47 2.72 68 8.16 9.25 48 25.34 14.86 13 37.77 14.51

Anterior part of temporal muscle
Left
 Females 22 0.84 0.54 39 4.13 4.97 25 7.70 7.24 7 5.29 1.60
 Males 23 0.76 0.77 29 2.60 2.58 23 13.48 10.83 6 9.00 10.10
 Total 45 0.80 0.66 68 3.48 4.17 48 10.47 9.50 13 7.00 6.89
Right
 Females 22 1.07 0.94 39 4.87 5.39 25 9.78 10.04 7 19.43 10.06
 Males 23 1.07 1.31 29 3.90 4.31 23 17.26 11.97 6 39.00 7.35
 Total 45 1.07 1.13 68 4.46 4.95 48 13.36 11.52 13 28.46 13.28

Posterior part of temporal muscle
Left
 Females 22 1.48 1.26 39 5.37 5.93 25 6.50 5.24 7 10.29 8.22
 Males 23 0.61 0.81 29 3.17 3.94 23 7.02 5.09 6 22.00 1.55
 Total 45 1.03 1.13 68 4.43 5.25 48 6.75 5.12 13 15.69 8.47
Right
 Females 22 1.43 1.17 39 4.80 5.18 25 9.82 7.52 7 18.86 18.87
 Males 23 0.98 0.71 29 3.67 4.41 23 9.39 6.37 6 14.00 9.36
 Total 45 1.20 0.98 68 4.32 4.86 48 9.61 6.93 13 16.62 14.86

Lateral surface of temporomandibular joint
Left
 Females 22 0.89 1.34 39 4.65 8.39 25 6.24 7.58 7 10.00 8.60
 Males 23 1.43 1.37 29 2.71 2.65 23 11.87 8.34 6 32.17 2.71
 Total 45 1.17 1.37 68 3.82 6.62 48 8.94 8.37 13 20.23 13.13
Right
 Females 22 1.61 1.75 39 5.49 6.49 25 10.00 10.31 7 29.29 14.75
 Males 23 0.93 1.15 29 3.93 3.39 23 17.11 13.04 6 48.00 13.55
 Total 45 1.27 1.50 68 4.83 5.41 48 13.41 12.12 13 37.92 16.72

Dorsal surface of temporomandibular joint
Left
 Females 22 1.82 2.37 39 6.98 8.70 25 12.80 11.04 7 57.57 26.65
 Males 23 0.54 0.42 29 3.53 2.82 23 13.87 10.65 6 62.33 17.91
 Total 45 1.17 1.79 68 5.51 7.01 48 13.31 10.76 13 59.77 22.25
Right
 Females 22 1.45 0.87 39 5.99 6.17 25 11.54 8.23 7 56.71 23.68
 Males 23 1.17 0.90 29 4.50 4.31 23 13.83 8.80 6 71.33 15.91
 Total 45 1.31 0.89 68 5.35 5.47 48 12.64 8.50 13 63.46 21.05