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. 2026 Mar 12;40(2):75–84. doi: 10.22514/jofph.2026.022

Table 2.

Evaluation of the location of the bifid mandibular condyle and descriptive disc and joint disorders according to patient gender.

Gender
Male Female p
n % n %
Condylar side
Right 2 22.22 8 40.00 0.543
Left 2 22.22 5 25.00
Bilateral 5 55.56 7 35.00
Condylar position
Unilateral 4 44.44 13 65.00 0.298
Bilateral 5 55.56 7 35.00
Degeneration of the TMJ disc
None 3 33.33 4 20.00 0.438
Present 6 66.67 16 80.00
Displacement of the TMJ disc
None 6 66.67 15 75.00 0.642
Present 3 33.33 5 25.00
Deformation of the TMJ disc
None 8 88.89 11 55.00 0.076
Present 1 11.11 9 45.00
Degenerative osteoarthritis of the TMJ
None 9 100.00 18 90.00 0.326
Present 0 0.00 2 10.00
Effusion of the TMJ
None 5 55.56 12 60.00 0.822
Present 4 44.44 8 40.00
Subluxation of the TMJ
None 8 88.89 16 80.00 0.558
Present 1 11.11 4 20.00
Temporomandibular disorders
None 2 22.22 3 15.00 0.634
Present 7 77.78 17 85.00

The Chi-square test was used. TMJ: Temporomandibular joint.