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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2007 Mar 5.
Published in final edited form as: J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2006 Apr;64(4):620–627. doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2005.12.007

Table 3.

Condyle strains during same side masseter and medial pterygoid contraction.

Masseter
 Medial Pterygoid
R Muscle, R condyle
 L Muscle, L condyle
 R Muscle, R condyle
 L Muscle, L condyle
Indiv. # γMAX (με) angle (degrees) γMAX (με) angle (degrees) γMAX (με) angle (degrees) γMAX (με) angle (degrees)
18 284 79 149 0 no data no data no data no data
19 76 74 437 59 no data no data no data no data
20 117 58 455 95 363 155 244 185
21 191 59 1911 64 361 161 760 147
22 71 49 239 78 711 155 202 157
23 76 7 163 28 586 127 78 199
24 246 59 468 47 62 143 47 132
25 300 70 684 61 671 159 912 139
26 186 79 137 97 249 144 562 148
27 380 60 127 110 210 140 406 150
28 614 75 349 79 no data no data no data no data
Mean 231 61 465 65 402 148 401 157
S.D. 163.4 20.4 511.6 32.1 233.2 11.6 318.4 23.1

Values are means. γPEAK, shear strain; angle is degrees of εMIN above the occlusal plane.