From: Experimental pain and fatigue induced by excessive chewing
 | 40-min Trial | P-value | 60-min Trial | P-value | ||
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Baseline | End# | Baseline | End# | |||
Fatigue | 6 (0) | 14 (3) | < 0.001* | 6 (0) | 16 (5) | < 0.001* |
Pain characteristics | ||||||
 Pain Intensity | 0 (0) | 0 (5) | 0.40 | 0 (0) | 3 (5) | 0.004* |
 Pain Area | 0 (0) | 0 (55.00) | 0.06 | 0 (0) | 4.00 (140.00) | 0.009* |
Pain Pressure Thresholds | ||||||
 Masseter Muscles | 100.00 (0) | 95.50 (19.00) | 0.75 | 100.00 (0) | 97.00 (28.50) | 0.56 |
 Temporal Muscles | 100.00 (0) | 95.50 (23.00) | 0.99 | 100.00 (0) | 91.50 (21.50) | 0.23 |
 Index Finger (Reference) | 100.00 (0) | 91.00 (29.50) | 0.98 | 100.00 (0) | 102.50 (40.00) | 0.24 |
Functional Measures | ||||||
 Max Bite Force | 100.00 (0) | 104.60 (39.60) | 0.30 | 100.00 (0) | 96.70 (49.90) | 0.12 |
 Max Mouth Opening | 100.00 (0) | 98.20 (6.30) | 0.25 | 100.00 (0) | 100.00 (8.30) | 0.56 |