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. 2012 Aug 31;4(3):141–145. doi: 10.1038/ijos.2012.48

Table 2. Functional and occlusal parameters of sleep bruxism subjects and controls (quantitative variables).

Variable/mm Sleep bruxism group Controls P
Overbite 2.60±1.22 3.02±1.38 0.142a
Overjet 2.73±1.26 2.82±1.62 0.732b
Maximum active mouth opening 50.35±5.41 51.83±6.47 0.243a
Maximum active right movement 9.32±2.39 9.02±2.34 0.558a
Maximum active left movement 9.94±2.10 9.79±2.48 0.757a
Maximum active protrusive movement 8.91±2.23 8.21±1.94 0.138a
Resiliency of the right TMJ 0.58±0.29 0.58±0.30 0.882b
Resiliency of the left TMJ 0.59±0.34 0.56±0.28 0.700b
CO to MI slide 0.77±0.69 0.40±0.57 0.008b

Following to Bonferroni adjustment, significance level amounted to P<0.003.

a

Two-samples t-test; data are presented as mean±s.d.

b

Mann–Whitney U-test; data are presented as mean±s.d.