Comparison of Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation (TENS) and Microcurrent Nerve Stimulation (MENS) in the Management of Masticatory Muscle Pain: A Comparative Study

Table 3

Improvement in mouth opening in the study period between the TENS and MENS group (post hoc analysis by Bonferroni test; measure: MEASURE_1; parameter: MOUTH OPENING (MM)).

Type	Mean difference	Std. error	Change (%)	value
MENS: day 0 to day1	−0.133	0.142	0.45	1.000
Day 2	−1.233	0.278	4.19	0.003	HS
Day 3	−3.400	0.409	11.55	0.000	HS
Day 4	−5.267	0.452	17.89	0.000	HS
Day 5	−6.800	0.535	23.10	0.000	HS
At 1 month	−7.167	0.601	24.35	0.000	HS
TENS: day 0 to day1	−0.600	0.195	2.02	0.097
Day2	−1.733	0.442	5.83	0.010	Sig
Day3	−3.200	0.602	10.76	0.000	HS
Day4	−4.000	0.625	13.45	0.000	HS
Day5	−5.000	0.690	16.82	0.000	HS
At 1 month	−5.333	0.914	17.94	0.000	HS