Table 6 Comparison of temporomandibular joint morphology on the shifted and non-shifted sides of the MA group and mean values of both sides of the control group

Glenoid fossa volume

2182.92

352.68

1884.67

340.93

0.011*

2239.35

371.27

0.516

Glenoid fossa surface area

1150.91

126.27

1063.02

100.77

0.028*

1178.98

118.72

0.171

Glenoid fossa width

27.60

2.49

26.83

2.07

0.117

27.16

1.96

0.503

Glenoid fossa length

18.93

1.50

17.95

1.37

0.025*

18.88

1.66

0.463

Glenoid fossa depth

9.23

1.22

9.56

1.48

0.352

9.12

1.42

0.669

Glenoid fossa Angle

19.14

4.24

23.05

5.13

0.013*

19.43

5.32

0.528

Articular eminence Angle

31.48

4.35

34.49

3.59

0.018*

30.82

4.75

0.691

Condylar volume

712.96

166.72

565.68

142.18

0.002**

702.56

121.12

0.778

Condylar angle

21.48

2.57

24.01

3.50

0.003**

20.31

9.83

0.367

Fossa/ condyle volume ratio

3.36

0.61

3.14

1.00

0.177

3.26

0.76

0.778

Medial joint space

2.78

0.67

2.23

0.38

0.005**

2.38

0.41

0.013*

Lateral joint space

2.83

0.35

2.54

0.29

0.365

2.71

0.43

0.268

Superior joint space

2.20

0.65

1.65

0.27

0.007**

1.80

0.31

0.019*

Anterior joint space

2.68

0.85

2.35

0.32

0.016*

2.21

0.60

0.030*

Posterior joint space

2.33

0.22

2.25

0.38

0.259

2.17

0.41

0.352