Table 4. Relationship between changes in posterior border (Dp) contour types during mouth opening and temporomandibular joint (TMJ) movements (normal and abnormal) by pseudodynamic analysis.
TMJ movement by pseudodynamic analysis |
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Normal | Abnormal | |
Change in Dp contour types | 1 | 6 |
From V or C to F | 1 | 3 |
From V to F | (2) | |
From C to F | (1) | (1) |
Between C and V | 3 | |
From C to V | (2) | |
From V to C | (1) | |
No change in Dp contour types | 7 | 4 |
V | 6 | 3 |
F | 1 | |
Folding | 1 | |
Total | 8 | 10 |
C-type, concave; F-type, flat; V-type, convex