Table 5 Comparison of temporomandibular joint morphology on the shifted and non-shifted sides within the control group and the MA group

Glenoid fossa volume

399.92

2171.18

3338.44

0.459

1884.67

340.93

2239.35

371.27

 < 0.000**

Glenoid fossa surface area

130.33

1142.00

137.69

0.313

1063.02

100.77

1178.98

118.72

0.001**

Glenoid fossa width

3.07

27.49

2.79

0.819

26.83

2.07

27.16

1.96

0.628

Glenoid fossa length

1.82

18.79

1.63

0.353

17.95

1.37

18.88

1.66

0.017*

Glenoid fossa depth

1.46

9.08

1.25

0.236

9.56

1.48

9.12

1.42

0.129

Glenoid fossa Angle

4.52

19.12

4.09

0.957

23.05

5.13

19.43

5.32

0.001**

Articular eminence Angle

5.25

31.47

5.07

0.581

34.49

3.59

30.82

4.75

 < 0.000**

Condylar volume

188.14

717.84

173.54

0.619

565.68

142.18

702.56

121.12

 < 0.000**

Condylar angle

2.44

21.33

3.71

0.653

24.01

3.50

20.31

9.83

0.002**

Fossa/ condyle volume ratio

0.71

3.35

0.62

0.427

3.14

1.00

3.26

0.76

0.332

Medial joint space

0.28

2.88

0.32

0.638

2.23

0.38

2.38

0.41

0.283

Lateral joint space

0.38

2.93

0.41

0.186

2.54

0.29

2.71

0.43

0.297

Superior joint space

0.67

2.23

0.70

0.419

1.65

0.27

1.80

0.31

0.281

Anterior joint space

0.85

2.62

0.79

0.449

2.35

0.32

2.21

0.60

0.251

Posterior joint space

0.66

2.24

0.74

0.211

2.25

0.38

2.17

0.41

0.484