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Table 1 Results of numerical pain assessment and questionnaire scores

From: Assessment of the masseter stiffness in patients during conservative therapy for masticatory muscle disorders with shear wave elastography

Muscle / Scale

Before

After

p-value

NRS, right masseter, median (IQR)

7 (5.25–7.00)

1 (1.00–1.75)

 < 0.0001*

NRS, left masseter, median (IQR)

6 (5.00–7.00)

1 (1.00–2.00)

 < 0.0001*

NRS, right temporal muscle, median (IQR)

5 (3.00–6.00)

1 (0.00–1.00)

 < 0.0001*

NRS, left temporal muscle, median (IQR)

5 (3.00–6.00)

0 (0.00–1.00)

 < 0.0001*

NSR, right temporal muscle tendon, median (IQR)

8 (7.00–8.00)

1 (1.002–.00)

 < 0.0001*

NSR, left temporal muscle tendon, median (IQR)

8 (7.00–8.00)

1 (1.00–2.00)

 < 0.0001*

PSS-10, mean ± SD

14.66 ± 6.06

13.80 ± 5.94

0.0917**

GAD-7, mean ± SD

6.71 ± 3.43

5.80 ± 3.26

0.0003**

PSQI, mean ± SD

7.83 ± 2.43

7.29 ± 2.22

0.0097**

ESS, mean ± SD

6.17 ± 3.08

5.23 ± 2.96

 < 0.0001**

SWLS, mean ± SD

26.69 ± 3.84

27.26 ± 3.85

0.0008**

SSS-8, median (IQR)

9 (6.25–12.00)

4 (3.00–5.75)

 < 0.0001*

  1. ESS Epworth Sleepiness Scale, GAD-7 Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7, IQR Interquartile range, NRS numerical rating scale, PSQI Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, PSS Perceived Stress Scale, SD Standard deviation, SSS-8 Somatic Symptom Scale-8 (SSS-8), SWLS Satisfaction with Life Scale
  2. *Wilcoxon test for paired samples
  3. **paired samples t-test