Table 3 Improvement of VAS score due to various factor

Appliance treatment

0.1768^a

 No splint

32

4.48

(1.94)

1.75

(1.92)

< .0001

− 2.73

(1.88)

 Splint tx

25

5.14

(2.02)

1.72

(1.88)

< .0001

− 3.42

(1.87)

Type of appliance tx

0.4002^b

 No splint

32

4.48

(1.94)

1.75

(1.92)

< .0001

− 2.73

(1.88)

 ARS

9

5.00

(2.87)

1.33

(2.18)

0.0023

− 3.67

(2.50)

 ARS and CRS

15

5.23

(1.50)

2.07

(1.71)

< .0001

− 3.17

(1.46)

Dx

0.9568^b

 DD with locking

32

4.81

(2.30)

1.84

(1.92)

< .0001

− 2.97

(1.84)

 DD without locking

15

4.80

(1.74)

1.67

(1.72)

< .0001

− 3.13

(2.07)

 DJD

10

4.60

(1.26)

1.50

(2.17)

0.0008

− 3.10

(1.97)

Muscle relaxants

0.6760^a

 No

11

5.00

(2.41)

2.18

(1.78)

0.0004

− 2.82

(1.78)

 Yes

46

4.72

(1.90)

1.63

(1.91)

< .0001

− 3.09

(1.93)

Locking period

0.0697^a

 < 6 months

34

4.46

(2.24)

1.79

(1.97)

< .0001

− 2.66

(1.96)

 ≥ 6 months

23

5.24

(1.44)

1.65

(1.80)

< .0001

− 3.59

(1.68)