Table 1 Range of electric activity of m. masseter, submental-submandibular and infrahyoid muscles in a single swallow test, in μV (mean ± standard deviation)
From: Oynophagia in patients after dental extraction: surface electromyography study
Control group | Dental patients | ||
|---|---|---|---|
24 h postop | 72 h postop | ||
TESTS: | |||
Masseter: Normal swallow | 17.124 ± 7.548 | 11.875 ± 4.183 | 15.045 ± 5.762 |
Submental: Normal swallow | 36.750 ± 10.032 | 25.754 ± 9.025 | 27.650 ± 8.333 |
Infrahyoid: Normal swallow | 16.183 ± 6.954 | 10.875 ± 3.045 | 15.873 ± 3.775 |