Table 1.
Mean hyoid position (mm) and suprahyoid muscle lengths (△l/li) at different posture-gape combinations. (Standard deviations are listed in parentheses.)
| gape | posture | mean AP position | mean SI position | mean ML position | mean geniohyoid strain | mean stylohyoid strain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| small | extended | −34.89 (3.88) | −16.38 (1.26) | −0.26 (1.21) | 0.25 (0.07) | −0.41 (0.07) |
| neutral | −25.16 (3.99) | −20.37 (2.29) | 2.41 (2.62) | 0.04 (0.05) | 0.02 (0.06) | |
| flexed | −20.32 (3.19) | −18.57 (1.74) | 2.61 (2.23) | −0.04 (0.03) | 0.10 (0.07) | |
| medium | extended | −39.90 (4.57) | −18.02 (2.12) | 0.42 (0.84) | 0.25 (0.07) | −0.40 (0.04) |
| neutral | −26.36 (3.90) | −21.24 (1.77) | 2.07 (1.73) | 0.00 (0.00) | 0.00 (0.00) | |
| flexed | −20.24 (3.80) | −18.01 (2.13) | 1.68 (1.78) | −0.06 (0.02) | 0.10 (0.07) | |
| large | extended | −43.08 (4.99) | −18.85 (2.15) | 0.50 (1.34) | 0.23 (0.07) | −0.36 (0.05) |
| neutral | −28.76 (3.67) | −22.02 (2.11) | 1.61 (1.77) | −0.02 (0.02) | −0.02 (0.04) | |
| flexed | −21.78 (3.55) | −19.15 (1.71) | 1.70 (1.81) | −0.09 (0.03) | 0.07 (0.07) |