. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Sep 29.

Published in final edited form as: Orthop Rev (Pavia). 2009;1(2):90–93. doi: 10.4081/or.2009.e29

Table 2.

Mean (SD) TMJ loads for three biting positions in two diagnostic groups.

	Displaced TMJ disc group		Normal TMJ disc position group
Biting position	Ipsilateral TMJ	Contralateral TMJ	Ipsilateral TMJ	Contralateral TMJ
	Load (% BF)	Load (% BF)	Load (% BF)	Load (% BF)
	Mean (SD)	Mean (SD)	Mean (SD)	Mean (SD)
Canines	124^a (14)	138^b (14)	81^a (13)	89^b (14)
Incisors	119 (14)	118 (14)	94 (13)	92 (14)
Molars	76 (14)	87 (14)	52 (13)	67 (14)

Where similar superscript letters indicate significant differences, p<0.05.