Use of Digital Panoramic Radiographs in the Study of Styloid Process Elongation
Table 1
Evaluation of the length pattern of calcification and elongation according to the international side.
Variable
Right
Left
values
Elongation variant: process mean ± SD (median) mm
37.6 ± 7.3 (35.8)
35.5 ± 8.0 (34.4)
() < 0.001
Calcification pattern: (%)
Calcified
24 (11.1)
23 (10.6)
() = 0.824
Almost calcified
135 (62.5)
135 (62.5)
Calcified outline
57 (26.4)
58 (26.9)
Type of elongation: (%)
Elongated
162 (75.0)
154 (71.3)
() = 0.443
Pseudoarticulated
8 (3.7)
8 (3.7)
Segmented
46 (21.3)
54 (25.0)
The results obtained were based on the total number of X-rays analyzed: 216. Significant diference at 5.0%. () Through the Wilcoxon test for paired data. () Through the McNemar Bowker test.