Analysis of Occlusal Vertical Dimension and Mandibular Basal Bone Height in a Nigerian Population

Table 2

Mean and standard deviation values of OVD and MBH in relation to age and gender in 200 subjects.

Age range	(%)	Male (mm)	Female (mm)	Sig.	Male	Female	Sig.
	200 (100)	OVD	OVD		MBH	MBH
16–20 years	82 (41.0)	41.30 ± 5.76	39.29 ± 5.45	0.000	30.23 ± 6.03	29.71 ± 5.78	0.847
21–25 years	93 (46.5)	42.59 ± 5.03	40.14 ± 4.99	0.602	31.00 ± 5.87	30.16 ± 4.55	0.656
26–30 years	25 (12.5)	42.75 ± 5.14	39.40 ± 5.99	0.788	30.06 ± 7.31	26.70 ± 5.52	0.139