Three-dimensional morphological changes of the temporomandibular joint and functional effects after mandibulotomy

Table 6 Spearman’s (r) correlation between the different outcomes of both groups

		Condyle		Disc		Disc-condyle relationship (MxD)	Mouth opening
		DSI	RMSD	DSI	RMSD	Disc-condyle relationship (MxD)	Mouth opening
Condyle	DSI
Condyle	RMSD	−0.77^*
Disc	DSI	0.31	−0.26
Disc	RMSD	−0.26	0.31	−0.59^*
Disc-condyle relationship (MxD)		−0.18	0.26	−0.88^*	0.61^*
Mouth opening		−0.09	0.25	−0.61^*	0.57^*	0.67^*
JFLS		−0.18	0.37^*	−0.70^*	0.49^*	0.76^*	0.74^*

(* = p <0.05). 0-0.3 = negligible; 0.31-0.5 = low; 0.51-0.7 = moderate; 0.7-0.9 = high; 0.9-1 = very high. P.S. negative value indicates negative correlation

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