Table 2.
Repeated measures ANOVA results examining the effect of posture on jaw rotation and translation around x, y and z axes during maximal and comfortable opening
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| F | P | Post hoc | F | P | Post hoc | |
| Peak tilt | 0.55 | 0.587 | N/A | 1.7 | 0.217 | N/A |
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| Peak opening | 4.77 | 0.001a | N > U > S | 1.59 | 0.232 | N/A |
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| Peak lateral deviation | 0.53 | 0.486 | N/A | 0.09 | 0.815 | N/A |
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| Peak anterior translation | 3.38 | 0.052 | N/A | 8.59 | 0.002a | U > N, U > S |
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| Peak lateral translation | 0.93 | 0.390 | N/A | 0.32 | 0.629 | N/A |
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| Peak inferior translation | 66.55 | < 0.0001a | U > N, N > S, U > S | 67.88 | < 0.0001a | U > N, N > S, U > S |
aSignificant ANOVA results at the corrected alpha level of P = 0.0033.
N/A = not applicable; N = neutral posture; U = upright posture; S = slumped posture; F = statistic from ANOVA; P = P-value from ANOVA.