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

Table 3

Comparison of the MRI readings of the sagittal and coronal views of the left and right TMJ between different age groups.

				N	Mean	SD	value
Sagittal	Right	Anterior JS	Less than 25	11	1.02	0.98	0.849
			25–34	37	1.24	0.87
			35–44	13	1.35	0.81
			45–54	11	1.17	0.96
			55 and above	4	1.53	0.76
		Central JS	Less than 25	11	1.12	0.95	0.351
			25–34	37	1.70	1.28
			35–44	13	1.86	1.08
			45–54	11	1.79	1.51
			55 and above	4	2.62	2.16
		Posterior JS	Less than 25	11	1.24	1.17	0.21
			25–34	37	1.38	0.90
			35–44	13	1.64	0.98
			45–54	11	1.32	1.20
			55 and above	4	2.54	0.92
	Left	Anterior JS	Less than 25	11	1.37	1.29	0.91
			25–34	37	1.49	1.15
			35–44	13	1.54	1.12
			45–54	11	1.28	1.06
			55 and above	4	1.89	0.86
		Central JS	Less than 25	11	1.28	1.34	0.429
			25–34	37	1.56	1.11
			35–44	13	1.45	1.06
			45–54	11	1.61	1.65
			55 and above	4	2.66	1.16
		Posterior JS	Less than 25	11	1.31	1.16	0.441
			25–34	37	1.53	0.99
			35–44	13	1.41	1.08
			45–54	11	1.05	0.81
			55 and above	4	2.08	0.79
Coronal	Right	Medial JS	Less than 25	11	1.11	1.05	0.544
			25–34	37	1.68	1.06
			35–44	13	1.57	1.13
			45–54	11	1.45	1.19
			55 and above	4	2.05	1.46
		Lateral JS	Less than 25	11	1.00	0.95	0.089
			25–34	37	1.75	1.23
			35–44	13	1.80	1.42
			45–54	11	1.26	1.04
			55 and above	4	2.77	0.95
	Left	Medial JS	Less than 25	11	1.27	1.25	0.302
			25–34	37	2.06	1.50
			35–44	13	1.90	1.42
			45–54	11	2.04	1.65
			55 and above	4	3.07	1.31
		Lateral JS	Less than 25	11	1.49	1.46	0.316
			25–34	37	1.59	1.15
			35–44	13	1.89	1.29
			45–54	11	1.49	1.18
			55 and above	4	2.87	1.33

Statistical significance set at 0.05.