Table 5.
Comparison of the mean values (± SD) of bioelectric activity of temporalis anterior (TA), masseter muscle (MM) and electromyographic indices between groups during maximum mouth opening.
| MTrPs Group | TMDs Group | Control Group |
p Value MTrPs vs. TMDs |
p Value MTrPs vs. Controls |
p Value TMDs vs. Controls |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maximum mouth opening | TA (µV) | 10.54 ± 7.25 | 9.71 ± 7.89 | 8.41 ± 6.63 | 0.48 | 0.21 | 1.00 |
| MM (µV) | 16.45 ± 15.01 | 10.73 ± 13.37 | 11.94 ± 14.28 | 0.01 * | 0.33 | 0.31 | |
| POC (%) | 103.49 ± 33.75 | 135.39 ± 108.85 | 104.08 ± 32.01 | 0.17 | 1.00 | 0.34 | |
| AsI TA | −2.05 ± 20.10 | −0.82 ± 24.49 | −0.38 ± 18.97 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| AsI MM | 0.67 ± 19.50 | 11.12 ± 28.02 | 1.27 ± 19.56 | 0.04 * | 1.00 | 0.12 | |
| AcI R | 14.35 ± 24.11 | −0.23 ± 36.07 | 9.60 ± 23.68 | 0.03 * | 1.00 | 0.28 | |
| AcI L | 11.32 ± 26.61 | −11.06 ± 31.34 | 7.65 ± 28.98 | 0.00 * | 1.00 | 0.02 * | |
| AcI | 13.04 ± 22.63 | −3.89 ± 32.12 | 8.90 ± 24.46 | 0.01 * | 1.00 | 0.08 | |
| TC (%) | 145.17 ± 1141.30 | 422.55 ± 2474.46 | 116.17 ± 860.95 | 0.53 | 1.00 | 0.63 | |
* Significant differences (p < 0.05) between groups (Kruskal–Wallis test).