TABLE 4.
Suture strains during masseter stimulation
| Maxillary-Premaxillary | Internasal | Intermaxillary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID no. | Side (N) | Strain (µε) | Side (N) | Strain (µε) | Side (N) | Strain (µε) |
| 11-10-97 | I/C (30) | −451 (63) | I/C (nodata) | |||
| B (19) | −823(38) | B (17) | 1014 (118) | |||
| 11-12-97 | I/C (nodata) | I/C (26) | 411 (44) | |||
| B (11) | −273(33) | B (11) | 1276 (73) | |||
| 5-2-01 | I (4) | 230 (48) | ||||
| C (4) | 56 (7) | |||||
| B (4) | 360 (42) | |||||
| 6-29-01 | I (7) | 1470 (81) | ||||
| C (8) | 673 (75) | |||||
| B (7) | 1818 (132) | |||||
| 7-5-01 | I (nodata) | |||||
| C (8) | 560 (76) | |||||
| B (8) | 426 (42) | |||||
| 8-24-01 | I/C (18) | −221(19) | I/C (12) | 778 (29) | ||
| B (6) | −354(10) | B(6) | 1916 (100) | |||
| 9-20-01 | I (5) | 648 (211) | I/C (5) | 98 (390) | ||
| C (5) | 709 (162) | B (5) | 992 (22) | |||
| B (5) | 854 (108) | |||||
| 9-26-01 | I (5) | 2234 (52) | I/C (10) | −107 (246) | I/C (10) | 6 (112) |
| C (5) | 643 (74) | B (5) | −179 (35) | B (5) | 332 (18) | |
| B (5) | 1594 (86) | |||||
| I (4) | 1146 (890) | I/C (3) | −260 (175) | I/C (4) | 323 (234) | |
| C (5) | 528 (270) | |||||
| B (5) | 1010 (667) | B (4) | −407 (286) | B (5) | 1106 (571) | |
Values are means (SD). Group means are bolded.
I, ipsilateral; C, contralateral; B, bilateral.