TABLE 4.
The disc condyle angle of asymptomatic and TMD volunteers (°).
| Asymptomatic volunteers | TMD volunteers | p-value | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Max | Mean | SD | Min | Max | Mean | SD | ||
| Total (n = 84) | 5.2 | 56.7 | 24.27 | 9.29 | 8.4 | 103.6 | 48.86 | 19.82 | ˂ 0.05 |
| Gender | ˂ 0.05 | ||||||||
| Male (n = 40) | 5.2 | 38.5 | 23.51 | 7.51 | 8.4 | 103.6 | 43.24 | 19.91 | |
| Female (n = 44) | 8.1 | 56.7 | 25.21 | 11.06 | 12 | 101.4 | 53.51 | 18.96 | |
| p-value | ˃ 0.05 | ˂ 0.05 | |||||||
| Side | ˂ 0.05 | ||||||||
| Left (n = 42) | 5.2 | 56.7 | 23.87 | 9.39 | 8.4 | 101.4 | 45.48 | 19.38 | |
| Right (n = 42) | 7.5 | 45.6 | 24.66 | 9.27 | 10.3 | 103.6 | 52.24 | 19.91 | |
| p-value | ˃ 0.05 | ˂ 0.05 | |||||||
SD, standard deviation; n, number of joints.