Table 5: Evaluation of effect of age on the muscle appearance in groups.

Age p
III II I
Mean±SD Mean±SD Mean±SD
Right Dentate 35±17,44 (27) 34±12,2 (30) 28,63±8,55 (24,5) 10,572
Edentulous 52±15,56 (52) - 62,32±9,08 (62,5) 20,250
Left Dentate 41,5±19,1 (41,5) 33,13±10,6 (30) 27,93±8,84 (24) 10,110
Edentulous 62,67±13,23 (67) - 61,06±8,68 (60,5) 20,463

1Kruskal Wallis Test 2Mann-Whitney U Test