Table 3:
Dmean of ROIs according to presence and severity of trismus.
| Trismus | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROI | Mean ± SD | P Value* | Mean ± SD | P Value* | Mean ± SD | P Value* | ||||
| Yes | Any | None | Mild | Moderate/Severe | None/Mild | Moderate/Severe | ||||
| IM | 39.29 ± 9.41 | 34.62 ± 8.89 | <0.0001 | 34.61 ± 8.89 | 38.76 ± 9.30 | 45.15 ± 8.94 | <.0001 | 45.15 ± 8.94 | 35.73 ± 9.18 | 0.0005 |
| IMP | 64.72 ± 8.65 | 60.71 ± 9.48 | <0.0001 | 60.71 ± 9.48 | 64.32 ± 8.68 | 69.08 ± 7.25 | <.0001 | 69.08 ± 7.25 | 61.68 ± 9.40 | <.0001 |
| ILP | 49.50 ± 14.87 | 40.72 ± 14.95 | <0.0001 | 40.72 ± 14.95 | 48.75 ± 14.72 | 57.69 ± 14.51 | <.0001 | 57.69 ± 14.51 | 42.87 ± 15.29 | 0.0003 |
| CM | 25.29 ± 8.10 | 22.61 ± 8.59 | 0.0008 | 22.61 ± 8.59 | 24.91 ± 7.99 | 29.44 ± 8.47 | 0.0014 | 29.44 ± 8.47 | 23.23 ± 8.47 | 0.0317 |
| CMP | 47.36 ± 13.10 | 43.11 ± 14.64 | 0.0002 | 43.11 ± 14.64 | 46.54 ± 13.15 | 56.30 ± 8.70 | <.0001 | 56.30 ± 8.70 | 44.03 ± 14.32 | 0.0006 |
| CLP | 29.93 ± 12.78 | 25.72 ± 12.29 | <0.0001 | 25.79 ± 12.31 | 29.50 ± 12.17 | 36.61 ± 13.84 | <0.0001 | 36.61 ± 13.84 | 26.79 ± 12.37 | 0.0157 |
Abbreviations: ROI, Region of n=interest; IM, Ipsilateral masseter; IMP, Ipsilateral medial pterygoid; ILP, Ipsilateral lateral pterygoid; CM, Contralateral masseter; CMP, Contralateral medial pterygoid; CLP, Contralateral lateral pterygoid; SD, Standard deviation.
*
Mean values of trismus compared with Wilcoxon rank sum test.