Electromyographic features and efficacy of orofacial myofunctional treatment for skeletal anterior open bite in adolescents: an exploratory study

Table 6 The correlation between measurements of morphology factor 1 and 5 and measurements of EMGA factor 1

	TA2	MM2	DA2	ME1	ME3	ME4	UO3	UO4
ANS-Me	− 0.469**	− 0.507**	− 0.332*	0.487**	0.494**	0.561**	0.396*	0.455**
N-Me	− 0.308	− 0.359*	− 0.228	− 0.332*	0.445**	0.269	0.306	0.245
FMA	− 0.660**	− 0.536**	− 0.347*	0.248	0.284	0.430**	0.294	0.405*
GoGn-SN	− 0.586**	− 0.444**	− 0.365*	0.208	0.262	0.414*	0.271	0.420*
U1-PP	− 0.077	− 0.135	0.018	0.052	0.166	0.336*	0.027	0.201
U6-PP	− 0.212	− 0.292	− 0.126	0.374*	0.299	0.386*	0.099	0.348*
L1-MP	− 0.259	− 0.287	− 0.235	0.488**	0.357*	0.376*	0.368*	0.164
L6-MP	− 0.104	− 0.203	− 0.153	0.397*	0.291	0.299	0.263	0.174
Overbite	0.723**	0.762**	0.543**	− 0.613**	− 0.531**	− 0.607**	− 0.453**	− 0.657**
Mx1-SN	− 0.333*	− 0.393*	− 0.494*	0.549**	0.343*	0.303*	0.167	0.280
Angle of Axis of Upper and Lower Central Incisor	0.494**	0.475**	0.334*	− 0.377*	− 0.326*	− 0.478**	− 0.189	− 0.286

Pearson correlation analysis was used for normal distribution data, spearman correlation analysis was for skew distribution data, r > 0.3. Measurements with strong correlation were extracted and displayed in a bold font
TA, temporal muscle; MM, masseter muscle; DA, anterior digastric; UO, upper orbicularis; ME, mentalis muscle
*P < 0.05; **P < 0.01

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