| |
Pre-Op Mean score (SD)
|
6 months Mean score (SD)
|
12 months Mean score (SD)
|
Δ
|
P- Value
|
|---|
|
pain
|
24 (23)
|
22 (17.6)
|
16 (17.3)
|
−8
|
0.02
|
|
swallowing
|
16 (23)
|
31 (22.6)
|
26 (22.2)
|
10
|
< 0.01
|
|
senses
|
14 (21.2)
|
26 (20.7)
|
21 (23.2)
|
7
|
< 0.01
|
|
speech
|
15 (18.3)
|
23 (18.7)
|
22 (19.4)
|
7
|
0.03
|
|
social eating
|
16 (25)
|
28 (22.3)
|
32 (24.3)
|
16
|
< 0.01
|
|
social contact
|
5 (12.4)
|
12 (18)
|
11 (17.6)
|
6
|
0.004
|
|
sexuality
|
16 (28)
|
23 (28.1)
|
18 (27.7)
|
2
|
0.02
|
|
teeth
|
10 (22)
|
14 (21.1)
|
24 (32)
|
14
|
0.07
|
|
mouth open
|
20 (33)
|
39 (33)
|
42 (36.1)
|
22
|
< 0.01
|
|
coughing
|
30 (24.1)
|
40 (28)
|
34 (23.7)
|
4
|
0.03
|
|
felt ill
|
12 (21.3)
|
15 (24)
|
5 (15.5)
|
−7
|
0.002
|
