Table 1: Orofacial function and masticatory efficiency in patients with mild to moderate Parkinson's disease compared with age- and gender-matched control subjects.
| – |
Patients with Parkinson's Disease |
Age- and Gender-Matched Control Group |
Mann-Whitney U-Test |
| (n = 24) |
(n = 24) |
P-value |
| Orofacial function |
– |
– |
– |
| Nordic Orofacial Test-Screening (NOT-S; 0-12) |
4.5 ± 2.3 |
1.08 ± 1.08 |
0.001 |
| Subjective assessment of masticatory ability (index: 0-4) |
1.08 ± 0.99 |
0.83 ± 0.83 |
N.S. |
| Masticatory efficiency* |
3.2 ± 0.39 |
3.5 ± 0.8 |
N.S. |
The data are expressed as mean ± SD
* The data describe the 20th chewing cycle, regarded as the cycle of reference for mixing ability test