The Role of Maxillofacial Structure on Condylar Displacement in Maximum Intercuspation and Centric Relation

Table 11

Comparison of the mandibular midline shift on the condylar processes (in mm).

Midline of mandible		_R	_L		_R	_L
Compliant with the face midline [0]
	Median [Min, Max]	0.00 [-1.15, 1.05]	-0.10 [-1.20, 1.20]	-0.03 [-0.50, 0.35]	0.55 [-0.60, 3.50]	0.98 [-0.15, 3.50]	0.08 [-0.90, 1.13]	0.95 [-0.23, 3.50]
Right shift [1]				-
	Median [Min, Max]	0.15 [-0.60, 1.20]	0.60 [-0.50, 2.30]	-0.09 [-0.60, 0.78]	0.13 [-0.20, 1.75]	0.60 [0.05, 1.00]	0.33 [-0.55, 1.75]	0.40 [-0.08, 1.2]
Left shift [2]
	Median [Min, Max]	-0.03 [-1.20, 1.15]	0.45 [-0.70, 1.15]	0.07 [-0.30, 1.25]	0.63 [0.00, 2.40]	1.10 [0.30, 2.60]	0.25 [-0.85, 1.15]	0.83 [0.15, 2.50]
(Kruskal-Wallis test)		0.570	0.041	0.208	0.115	0.067	0.169	0.121
(Dwass-Steel-Critchlow-Fligner test)	[0] vs. [1]	0.667	0.029	0.748	0.172	0.233
	[0] vs. [2]	0.921	0.394	0.327	0.956	0.718
	[1] vs. [2]	0.642	0.870	0.253	0.178	0.056

: condylar displacement in anteroposterior axis; : condylar displacement in transverse axis; : condylar displacement in vertical axis; R: right side; L: left side; SD: standard deviation.