Table 3. Comparison of results between experimental group and control group.
Items | Experimental group | Control group | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Before treatment | After 4-week treatment | Before treatment | After 4-week treatment | |
Oral phase | 16.27±4.72 | 14.67±4.45** | 16.82±4.11 | 16.64±4.13* |
Pharyngeal phase | 42.87±6.85 | 40.77±6.12* | 41.75±6.8 | 41.5±6.84 |
Total score | 59.13±10.74 | 55.43±9.35** | 58.57±9.75 | 58.14±9.83* |
The values are mean ± standard deviation.
*p<0.05, **p<0.01 by paired t test between initial and final scores in the group