Table 8.
The average changes in the values of different joint spaces after the end of the treatment in right and left TMJs in the study group.
| Measurement | Right TMJ (n = 40) |
Left TMJ (n = 40) |
p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| ΔAJS (mm) | |||
| av. (SD) | 0.06 (0.51) | −0.08 (0.62) | 0.224 a |
| range | −1.1–1.4 | −1.8–1.5 | |
| median (Q1;Q3) | 0.0 (−0.3;0.3) | 0.0 (−0.3;0.3) | |
| ΔPJS (mm) | |||
| av. (SD) | 0.19 (0.6) | 0.23 (0.7) | 0.694 a |
| range | −1.2–1.4 | −5.0–2.4 | |
| median (Q1;Q3) | 0.2 (−0.3;0.7) | 0.0 (−0.2;0.4) | |
| ΔSJS (mm) | |||
| av. (SD) | 0.29 (0.58) | 0.23 (0.65) | 0.635 a |
| range | −0.7–1.8 | −1.5–2.0 | |
| median (Q1;Q3) | 0.3 (0;0.7) | 0.3 (−0.1;0.5) | |
| ΔMJS (mm) | |||
| av. (SD) | 0.2 (0.93) | 0.3 (1.22) | 0.692 a |
| range | −1.2–3.1 | −3.9–2.8 | |
| median (Q1;Q3) | 0.1 (−0.5;0.8) | 0.2 (−0.2;0.8) |
a Student t-test; av.—average; SD—standard deviation; Q1—lower quartile; Q3—upper quartile; AJS—anterior joint space; PJS—posterior joint space; SJS—superior joint space; MJS—medial joint space, TMJ—temporomandibular joint, Δ—difference between the values after and before the treatment (i.e., ΔAJS = AJS after treatment − AJS before treatment).