Table 2.

Comparison of the predicted incisor point motion with in vivo measurements (Herring & Scapino, 1973; Herring, 1976)

		In vivo measurements
	Predicted	Herring & Scapino (1973)	Herring (1976)
Motion characteristics (in mm)
Maximum opening	29.4–32.2	30–40
Maximum laterotrusion	6.9–8.0	5–13
Timing characteristics (in s)
Opening phase	0.125–0.140*	0.151–0.169	0.100–0.167
Closing phase	0.070–0.090	0.081–0.104	0.067–0.200
Transverse phase	0.120–0.150 †	0.079–0.086	0.033–0.167

^*Combined time of stages 4 and 5 (Herring, 1976). †Combined time of stages 2 and 3 (Herring, 1976).