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Table 2 Direction of movement discrimination test of the study and control sides

From: Effect of betamethasone injection into the pterygomandibular space on the neurosensory disturbance after bilateral sagittal split ramus osteotomy: a pilot study

Schedule of direction movement discrimination

Control side, no. (%)

Study side, no. (%)

p-value

Normal

Abnormal

Normal

Abnormal

Preoperative

16 (100)

0 (00)

16 (100)

0 (00)

1.00

1 day

0 (00)

16 (00)

1 (6.25)

15 (93.75)

1.00

1 month

3 (18.75)

13 (81.25)

8 (50)

8 (50)

0.135

3 months

7(43.75)

9 (56.25)

13 (81.25)

3 (18.75)

0.023*

6 months

12 (75)

4 (25)

16 (100)

0 (00)

0.101

9 months

16 (00)

0 (00)

16 (00)

0 (00)

1.00