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Table 3 Comparison of length of ALIAN, length of mandibular subunits on Asymmetry and Symmetry groups

From: Three-dimensional assessment of the anterior and inferior loop of the inferior alveolar nerve using computed tomography images in patients with and without mandibular asymmetry

  

Asy group (n = 33)

 

Sym group (n = 24)

  

Mean ± SD (Min, Max)

p-value

 

Mean ± SD (Min, Max)

p-value

dAnt

Dev†

1.79 ± 1.04 (0.57, 5.31)

 < 0.001*

Left

1.97 ± 1.00 (0.12, 4.98)

0.746

 

Ndev†

3.05 ± 1.04 (1.04, 5.43)

 

Right

1.94 ± 0.89 (0.54, 4.56)

 

dAnt_MF

Dev

4.24 ± 1.42 (2.18, 8.35)

 < 0.001*

Left†

4.30 ± 1.20 (2.26, 8.01)

0.324

 

Ndev

5.32 ± 1.60 (2.69, 9.50)

 

Right†

4.27 ± 1.28 (1.88, 7.75)

 

dInf

Dev

5.09 ± 1.48 (2.46, 8.08)

0.060

Left

5.44 ± 1.12 (3.06, 8.07)

0.501

 

Ndev

5.42 ± 1.69 (2.54, 8.72)

 

Right

5.29 ± 1.14 (3.42, 8.01)

 

dInf_MF

Dev

7.06 ± 1.70 (4.37, 10.96)

0.001*

Left

7.27 ± 1.21 (5.46, 9.71)

0.392

 

Ndev

7.95 ± 2.03 (5.19, 12.55)

 

Right

7.12 ± 1.03 (4.94, 9.30)

 

Mandibular body length

Dev

62.47 ± 4.51 (55.38, 73.16)

 < 0.001*

Left

66.24 ± 5.45 (55.21, 75.51)

0.368

 

NDev

65.61 ± 5.25 (55.44, 77.64)

 

Right

66.74 ± 5.53 (55.25, 76.99)

 

Symphysis length

Dev

30.96 ± 2.34 (25.82, 34.88)

0.623

Left

30.63 ± 2.30 (26.63, 35.03)

0.158

 

NDev

30.82 ± 2.22 (26.67, 35.00)

 

Right

31.17 ± 2.26 (26.63, 35.50)

 
  1. ALIAN, anterior loop of inferior alveolar nerve; Asy, Asymmetry; Sym, Symmetry; dAnt, distance from IANant to VRP; dAnt_MF, distance from IANant to MF; dInf, distance from IANinf to HRP; dInf_MF, distance from IANinf to MF; Asy, Asymmetry; Sym, Symmetry; Dev, deviated side; Ndev, non-deviated side
  2. Wilcoxon signed-rank test
  3. *Indicates p < 0.05