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Table 1 Maximal mouth opening (MMO) of the eight sheep before and after surgical induction of sagittal fracture of the mandibular condyle (mean±SD)

From: Influence of the lateral pterygoid muscle on traumatic temporomandibular joint bony ankylosis

 

Before surgery

After surgery

P

MMO [cm]

4.78 ± 0.42

2.33 ± 0.28

<0.001