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Table 4 Comparison of pain and discomfort levels

From: Dentoalveolar, skeletal, pharyngeal airway, cervical posture, hyoid bone position, and soft palate changes with Myobrace and Twin-block: a retrospective study

Sensation

T0 (1. Week)

T1 (1. Month)

T2 (3. month)

T3 (6. Month)

 

TB

MYO

p value

TB

MYO

p value

TB

MYO

p value

TB

MYO

p value

Nausea

1.56 ± 0.62

1.16 ± 0.30

0.001

1.38 ± 0.61

1.16 ± 0.37

0.014

1.31 ± 0.47

1.21 ± 0.41

0.194

1.38 ± 0.50

1.37 ± 0.59

0.660

Teeth sensitivity

2.06 ± 0.57

2.26 ± 0.65

0.159

1.69 ± 0.70

2.00 ± 0.57

0.052

1.69 ± 0.47

1.95 ± 0.62

0.805

1.81 ± 0.65

2.00 ± 0.66

0.581

Difficulty in using at sleep

1.25 ± 0.57

2.16 ± 0.76

0.134

1.25 ± 0.57

1.68 ± 0.82

0.019*

1.19 ± 0.40

1.58 ± 0.69

0.003*

1.19 ± 0.54

1.58 ± 0.60

0.059

Gum tissue pain and bleeding

1.56 ± 0.62

1.63 ± 0.59

0.711

1.31 ± 0.47

1.53 ± 0.61

0.083

1.06 ± 0.25

1.42 ± 0.50

0.001*

1.38 ± 0.61

1.32 ± 0.47

0.331

Pain

1.75 ± 0.57

2.21 ± 0.53

0.626

1.75 ± 0.68

2.11 ± 0.45

0.027*

1.63 ± 0.50

1.74 ± 0.56

0.966

1.75 ± 0.68

1.58 ± 0.50

0.382

Speech Impairment

2.19 ± 0.40

2.21 ± 0.71

0.020*

2.00 ± 0.51

2.26 ± 0.65

0.035*

2.00 ± 0.36

2.11 ± 0.56

0.061

2.13 ± 0.61

1.95 ± 0.62

0.801

Saliva increment

1.94 ± 0.77

2.11 ± 0.87

0.272

1.94 ± 0.85

2.00 ± 0.74

0.290

1.81 ± 0.65

1.79 ± 0.71

0.581

1.75 ± 0.57

1.95 ± 0.70

0.834

TMJ pain

1.31 ± 0.60

1.37 ± 0.49

0.970

1.25 ± 0.44

1.26 ± 0.45

0.864

1.25 ± 0.57

1.42 ± 0.69

0.193

1.44 ± 0.51

1.26 ± 0.45

0.070

  1. MYO Myobrace, TB Twin block. Student t-test results, *p < 0.05