Table 1: Average, standard error (±) and test statistic "t" (P ≤ 0.05) of muscle thickness (cm) of the Rheumatoid Arthritis (RAG) and Control Groups (CG), in the Right Masseter (RM), Left Masseter (LM), Right Temporal (RT) and Left Temporal (LT) muscles in mandibular rest and Maximum Voluntary Contraction (MVC).

Muscular thickness RAG CG P-value
Rest
    RM 0.75 ± 0.04 0.75 ± 0.02 0.90
    LM 0.77 ± 0.03 0.79 ± 0.03 0.59
    RT 0.37 ± 0.03 0.40 ± 0.03 0.49
    LT 0.38 ± 0.02 0.42 ± 0.03 0.32
MVC
    RM 1.02 ± 0.06 1.04 ± 0.05 0.86
    LM 1.02 ± 0.05 1.09 ± 0.05 0.34
    RT 0.44 ± 0.04 0.50 ± 0.04 0.33
    LT 0.44 ± 0.03 0.51 ± 0.03 0.20