Table 5. Mean GTQ scores for trismus and non-trismus patients.
| HNC | HNC | TMD | TMD | Controls | Controls vs. | Controls vs. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIO | MIO | MIO | MIO | ||||||
| >35 mm | < 36 mm | > 35 mm | < 36 mm | HNC* | TMD** | ||||
| Mean | Mean | p-value | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | p-value | Mean (SD) | p-value | p-value | |
| (SD) | (SD) | ||||||||
| Jaw related problems | 14.8 | 34.5 | < .0.0001 | 32.4 (11.7) | 63.0 (28.5) | 0.009 | 1.4 (2.91) | < .0.0001 | < .0.0001 |
| (18.0) | (21.1) | ||||||||
| Eating limitation | 13.0 | 37.3 | < .0.0001 | 25.0 (21.3) | 41.8 (30.9) | 0.16 | 0.3 | < .0.0001 | < .0.001 |
| (21.9) | (25.8) | (1.6) | |||||||
| Muscular tension | 18.7 | 23.9 | 0.29 | 55.8 (22.1) | 42.9 (27.6) | 0.21 | 9.6 | < .0.0001 | < .0.0001 |
| (20.6) | (22.6) | (14.3) | |||||||
| Facial pain | 6.7 | 17.1 | 0.002 | 21.5 (16.0) | 37.3 (34.3) | 0.22 | 0.1 | < .0.0001 | < .0.0001 |
| (14.1) | (21.8) | (1.4) |
GTQ scoring: 0 indicating the most favourable state and 100 indicating the least favourable.
* All HNC patients, regardless of MIO-value.
** All TMD patients, regardless of MIO-value.