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Table 1 Electromyography records of anterior temporal and masseter muscles with use of different occlusal splints or without splint at teeth clenched position

From: Neuromuscular and occlusion analysis to evaluate the efficacy of three splints on patients with bruxism

Masticatory muscle

Without splints

1 (Mean ± SD)

Soft occlusal splint

2 (Mean ± SD)

Hard occlusal splint

3 (Mean ± SD)

Modified anterior splint

4 (Mean ± SD)

P

1/2/3/4

1/2

1/3

1/4

2/3

2/4

3/4

Anterior temporal muscle

left

148.63 ± 45.87

154.56 ± 37.52

149.96 ± 39.43

52.03 ± 16.85

 < 0.05

 > 0.05

 > 0.05

 < 0.05

 > 0.05

 < 0.05

 < 0.05

right

146.38 ± 45.85

156.97 ± 46.61

157.36 ± 49

59.15 ± 22.48

 < 0.05

 > 0.05

 > 0.05

 < 0.05

 > 0.05

 < 0.05

 < 0.05

Masseter

left

165.73 ± 61.34

168.64 ± 55.19

169.63 ± 67.97

87.30 ± 36.53

 < 0.05

 > 0.05

 > 0.05

 < 0.05

 > 0.05

 < 0.05

 < 0.05

right

163.11 ± 63.75

168.07 ± 55.46

170.32 ± 71.84

91.17 ± 38.86

 < 0.05

 > 0.05

 > 0.05

 < 0.05

 > 0.05

 < 0.05

 < 0.05