Table 2.
Comparison of the mean values (± SD) of mandibular range of motion during maximum comfortable pain-free opening (MCO), maximum mouth opening (MMO), right lateral excursion (RLE), left lateral excursion (LLE) and protrusion between groups.
| MTrPs Group | TMDs Group | Control Group |
p Value MTrPs vs. TMDs |
p Value MTrPs vs. Controls |
p Value TMDs vs. Controls |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCO (mm) | 50.13 ± 7.38 | 35.13 ± 13.08 | 51.13 ± 6.12 | 0.00 * | 1.00 | 0.00 * |
| MMO (mm) | 51.22 ± 7.49 | 42.51 ± 11.05 | 51.57 ± 6.10 | 0.00 * | 1.00 | 0.00 * |
| RLE (mm) | 9.00 ± 2.54 | 7.62 ± 3.52 | 9.17 ± 2.82 | 0.18 | 1.00 | 0.03 * |
| LLE (mm) | 9.50 ± 2.61 | 8.34 ± 3.60 | 9.27 ± 3.21 | 0.20 | 1.00 | 0.43 |
| Protrusion (mm) | 7.48 ± 2.49 | 5.15 ± 2.59 | 7.60 ± 2.61 | 0.00 * | 1.00 | 0.00 * |
* Significant difference.