Temporomandibular Joint Space Dimensions among Saudi Patients with Temporomandibular Disorders: MRI-Based Retrospective Study

Table 2

Comparison of MRI readings of sagittal and coronal views of the left and right TMJ between males and females.

			Gender	N	Mean	SD	Std. error mean	t value	value
Sagittal	Right	Anterior JS	Male	24	1.40	0.97	0.20	1.169	0.246
			Female	52	1.15	0.82	0.11
		Central JS	Male	24	2.23	1.40	0.29	2.497	0.015
			Female	52	1.46	1.18	0.16
		Posterior JS	Male	24	1.75	1.07	0.22	1.725	0.089
			Female	52	1.32	0.97	0.13
	Left	Anterior JS	Male	24	1.93	1.35	0.28	2.217	0.034
			Female	52	1.26	0.93	0.13
		Central JS	Male	24	2.24	1.50	0.31	2.974	0.006
			Female	52	1.25	0.95	0.13
		Posterior JS	Male	24	1.66	1.17	0.24	1.35	0.181
			Female	52	1.33	0.90	0.13
Coronal	Right	Medial JS	Male	24	1.90	1.24	0.25	1.848	0.069
			Female	52	1.41	1.01	0.14
		Lateral JS	Male	24	1.70	1.30	0.26	0.336	0.738
			Female	52	1.60	1.21	0.17
	Left	Medial JS	Male	24	2.61	1.75	0.36	2.655	0.01
			Female	52	1.67	1.24	0.17
		Lateral JS	Male	24	2.10	1.47	0.30	1.818	0.078
			Female	52	1.49	1.08	0.15

Statistical significance set at 0.05.