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Table 3.

Improvement of the range of motion of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) with dexamethasone iontophoresis under consideration of age-adjusted norms^†

Measurements	Number of Subjects	Pre-therapy	Post-therapy	P-value^¶
*Patients with baseline TMJ measurements below age-adjusted norms*
Maximal inter-incisor opening (MIO_TMJ)	18	32 ± 10 (20–38)	37 ± 5 (26–46)	<0.0001
Maximal lateral excursion (MLE_TMJ)	7	5.5 ± 3 (2–7.5)	8.5 ± 3 (6–10.5)	0.03
*Patients with baseline TMJ measurements within age-adjusted norms*
Maximal inter-incisor opening (MIO_TMJ)	10	45.5 ± 10 (30–55)	46 ± 10 (38–55)	NS^∫
Maximal lateral excursion (MLE_TMJ)	9	9 ± 5 (7.5–20)	10 ± 2.5 (7.5–20)	NS

^†

Values are median ± IQR (range) in mm

^∫

NS: not significant

^¶

P-value for the association of MIO and MLE pre and post-therapy