Table 3: Evaluation of effect of gender on MM thickness in gropus.
| –
|
Female |
Male |
p |
| Mean ± SD (Median) |
Mean ± SD (Median) |
| Dentate |
Right |
– |
– |
– |
| Relaxed |
10,67±1,94 |
12,57±2,05 |
10,026* |
| Contracted |
12,42±1,83 |
14,39±2,4 |
10,029* |
| Difference |
1,75±1,48 (1,7) |
1,83±0,86 (1,85) |
20,428 |
| 3p |
0,001** |
0,001** |
– |
| Left |
– |
– |
– |
| Relaxed |
9,97±1,71 |
11,24±1,38 |
10,049* |
| Contracted |
12,52±1,73 |
13,13±1,99 |
10,427 |
| Difference |
1,85±1,82 (1,7) |
0,56±2,18 (0,7) |
20,173 |
| 3p |
0,001** |
0,003** |
– |
| Edentulous |
Right |
– |
– |
– |
| Relaxed |
9,2±2,18 |
9,65±1,82 |
10,589 |
| Contracted |
10,28±1,31 |
11,34±1,53 |
10,079 |
| Difference |
1,08±1,5 (1,15) |
1,69±1,38 (1,9) |
20,285 |
| 3p |
0,031* |
0,001** |
– |
| Left |
– |
– |
– |
| Relaxed |
8,93±1,85 |
9,8±1,76 |
10,252 |
| Contracted |
10,23±1,5 |
11,26±2,46 |
10,227 |
| Differrence |
1,03±2,31 (1,45) |
1,61±2,52 (1,75) |
20,729 |
| 3p |
0,006** |
0,004** |
– |
1Student t Test 2Mann Whitney U Test 3Paired t Test **p<0.01 *p<0.05