Table 2 Surface electromyography results for the muscles, namely the masseters and suprahyoid group, prior to electrostimulation, with the patient awake and seated, awake and laying down, and sedated
Right masseter (RM) | Left masseter (LM) | Difference LM × RM % | Right suprahyoid (RS) | Left suprahyoid (LS) | Difference LS × RS % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rest closed lips: awake and seated (µv) | 4.2 | 5.0 | 15.6 | 7.2 | 6.3 | 11.3 |
Normalized (%) | 1.3 | 1.9 | 32.2 | 4.6 | 5.7 | 20.5 |
Isometric contraction: awake and seated (µv) | 200.0 | 186.6 | 6.7 | 17.4 | 13.1 | 24.2* |
Normalized (%) | 61.8 | 71.8 | 13.9 | 11.1 | 11.9 | 7.0 |
Maximum isometric contraction: awake and seated (µv) | 293.0 | 269.8 | 7.9 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 8.6 |
Normalized (%) | 90.6 | 103.8 | 12.8 | 6.9 | 10.8 | 35.5 |
Mandibular maximum opening: awake and seated (µv) | 8.8 | 7.1 | 20.0* | 90.6 | 60.5 | 33.3* |
Normalized (%) | 2.8 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 57.9 | 54.7 | 5.37 |
Rest: awake and lying down (µv) | 7.2 | 4.9 | 32.3* | 14.4 | 13.1 | 9.1 |
Normalized (%) | 2.2 | 1.9 | 15.7 | 9.2 | 11.9 | 22.5 |
Rest awake: seated/lying down (%) | 71.4 ** | (2) | 73** | 100** | 107** | 7 |
Rest: Sedated/lying down (µv) | 4.3 | 5.0 | 14.3 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 2.5 |
Normalized (%) | 1.7 | 1.9 | 14.3 | 3.2 | 4.7 | 31.3 |
Rest sedated/awake (%) | 74.82 | 103.5 | 27.7* | 34.7 | 39.2 | 11.4 |
Calibration MVC (µv) | 323.5 | 259.8 | 19.7 | 156.6 | 110.4 | 29.5* |