Table 2.

Comparison between pre-operative and post-operative mouth opening, lateral excursions and protrusions (in mm)

Mouth opening	Pre-operative M.O. ± S.D	Post-operative M.O. ± S.D	P value
Unassisted mouth opening without pain	40.98 ± 6.79	39.66 ± 5.96	0.067
Maximum unassisted mouth opening	46.18 ± 6.60	43.91 ± 6.28	0.004
Maximum assisted mouth opening	50.38 ± 6.79	47.85 ± 6.40	0.002
Right lateral excursion	6.59 ± 1.88	6.24 ± 1.48	0.06
Left lateral excursion	6.52 ± 1.75	6.32 ± 1.72	0.17
Protrusion	5.99 ± 1.77	5.24 ± 1.41	< 0.001