Table 3.
Regression analysis of mouth opening over time.
| Mouth Opening Values (mm) | Regression Analysis | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group | Start | 1 Week | 1 Month | 6 Months | p | R2adj | B IC95% |
| BS | 26.8 (10.3) | 32.8 (11.7) | 34.7 (13.8) | 35.6 (13.3) | 0.128 | 0.017 | 0.219 (−0.065, 0.503) |
| BS + B | 22.2 (9.6) | 37.1 (8.6) | 40.6 (6.1) | 43.6 (5.3) | <0.001 | 0.219 | 0.546 (0.316, 0.776) |
| BS + SH | 26.1 (7.4) | 40.3 (5.9) | 41.7 (4.7) | 44.0 (3.2) | <0.001 | 0.204 | 0.418 (0.237, 0.598) |
| BS + PRP | 25.8 (9.4) | 33.6 (9.3) | 39.5 (7.2) | 46.8 (2.4) | <0.001 | 0.372 | 0.676 (0.482, 0.871) |
Data are shown as mean (SD) in mm. BS: Bite splint; BS + B: Bite splint and betamethasone; BS + SH: Bite splint and sodium hyaluronate; BS + PRP: Bite splint and plasma-rich platelet. R2adj: Adjusted coefficient of determination; B: regression coefficient.