Table 2.

Postsurgical changes in parameters studied

Parameter	Mean	SD
Tongue length (mm)
Pre-op	69.22	1.39
Post-op	70.56	1.88
P value
Pre versus post	0.002**
Tongue height (mm)
Pre-op	29.33	2.06
Post-op	29.00	1.58
P value
Pre versus post	0.524NS
SAS (mm)
Pre-op	12.22	1.39
Post-op	13.22	1.56
P value
Pre versus post	0.003**
PAS (mm)
Pre-op	11.67	1.73
Post-op	13.56	1.81
P value
Pre versus post	0.002**
MAS (mm)
Pre-op	18.78	4.35
Post-op	20.06	4.45
P value
Pre versus post	0.013*
Mean vol (mm3)
Pre-op	25.11	5.04
Post-op	34.48	3.70
P value
Pre versus post	0.001***
Mean area (mm2)
Pre-op	2.53	0.51
Post-op	3.45	0.37
P value
Pre versus post	0.001***

Values are mean and SD, P values by paired t test

NS statistically nonsignificant

*P value < 0.05; **P value < 0.01; ***P value < 0.001