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Means for Salivary Flow Rate, Tongue Maximum Pressures, and Endurance Measures
| Variables | Control Participants | Pre-treatment | Post-treatment | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |
| Salivary flow rate (SFR) | 4.94 g | 1.72 | 4.77 g | 2.46 | 1.06 g | 0.94 |
| Tongue maximum pressures (Pmax) | 58 kPa | 15.8 | 51 kPa | 13.7 | 49 kPa | 13.4 |
| Tongue endurance measures (Emax) | 68.9 secs | 43.8 | 45 secs | 16.4 | 42 secs | 15.0 |
