. 2022 Aug 31;2022:4206275. doi: 10.1155/2022/4206275

Table 1.

Mean age, gender, maximum mouth opening (MMO), protrusive movement (PM), and VAS pain distribution of auriculotemporal nerve block (ANB) and Gow-Gates (GG).

			ANB		GG		p
Age		Mean ± SD	39.15 ± 10.35		37.6 ± 10.84		0.646^∗
Gender		Male	13	65.00%	9	45.00%	0.204+
Gender		Female	7	35.00%	11	55.00%	0.204+
Max. mouth opening	Preop	Mean ± SD	33.85 ± 5.72		36.55 ± 5.67		0.142^∗
	3^rd Mt	Mean ± SD	36.75 ± 6.39		39.15 ± 5.44		0.209^∗
	6^th Mt	Mean ± SD	37.30 ± 5.73		39.85 ± 5.17		0.148^∗
	pǂ		0.0001		0.0001
Protrusive mov.	Preop	Mean ± SD	5.40 ± 1		5.65 ± 1,18		0.474^∗
	3^rd Mt	Mean ± SD	6.20 ± 1,36		6.50 ± 1,32		0.483^∗
	6^th Mt	Mean ± SD	6.40 ± 1,14		6.80 ± 1,11		0.267^∗
	pǂ		0.0001		0.0001
VAS	Preop	Mean ± SD	7.10 ± 1.37		7.30 ± 1.38		0.689^†
	Preop	Median (IQR)	7 (6–8)		7 (6–8)		0.689^†
	3^rd Mt	Mean ± SD	2.60 ± 1.76		1.80 ± 1.51		0.107^†
	3^rd Mt	Median (IQR)	2 (1–3.75)		1 (1–2.75)		0.107^†
	6^th Mt	Mean ± SD	2.30 ± 2.2		1.60 ± 1.31		0.414^†
	6^th Mt	Median (IQR)	2 (0–3.75)		1.5 (1-2)		0.414^†
	pǂ		0.0001		0.0001

^∗Independent t-test, ^†Mann–Whitney U-test, ^ǂone-way variance analysis, ^‡Friedman test.