Table 2.
Pre‐ and post‐treatment values for registered temporomandibular disorders clicking sounds, and maximal jaw mobility, associated with the following treatment modalities in a blinded randomised control trial: bite splint, home exercise and supervised exercise
| Signs | Bite splint (BS) | Home exercise (HE) | Supervised exercise (SE) | Δ Pre‐post | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre/post (n = 30) | P‐valuea | Pre/post (n = 30) | P‐valuea | Pre/post (n = 30) | P‐valuea |
BS:HE:SE P‐valueb |
|
| TMJ clicking sounds (%) | 100/83 | .03 | 100/80 | .02 | 100/70 | .003 | |
| Jaw opening (mm) mean (SD) | 46.2 (6.3)/46.8 (6.0) | 48.9 (5.0)/48.1 (5.5) | 49.9 (6.6)/49.5 (7.5) | ||||
| Laterotrusion right (mm) mean (SD) | 10.2 (2.0)/10.5 (1.9) | 10.1 (2.0)/10.1 (2.1) | 10.0 (2.1)/10.2 (1.7) | ||||
| Laterotrusion left (mm) mean (SD) | 9.0 (2.7)/9.9 (1.7) | .01 | 9.3 (2.4)/9.3 (1.7) | 9.1 (1.9)/9.5 (1.8) | |||
| Protrusion (mm) mean (SD) | 9.0 (2.1)/8.7 (1.9) | 9.0 (2.4)/9.1 (2.4) | 9.1 (2.2)/9.4 (1.9) | ||||
Pre = baseline data/post = 3‐mo treatment follow‐up data.
a
Wilcoxon's test for paired observations.
b
Independent sample t test.