Table 8.
Chi-square test; prevalence of mandibular condyle shapes by the sagittal skeletal pattern
| Variable | Shapes | Class I | Class II | Class III | Total (%) | p-value | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Left (%) | Right (%) | Left (%) | Right (%) | Left (%) | Right (%) | Left | Right | |||||
| Coronal condyle shape | Angled | 15.6 | 15.6 | 26.7 | 26.7 | 28.9 | 31.1 | 24.0 | 0.487 | 0.450 | ||
| Concave | 11.1 | 11.1 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 6.6 | |||||
| Convex | 33.3 | 33.3 | 35.6 | 35.6 | 37.8 | 35.6 | 35.1 | |||||
| Flattened | 8.9 | 8.9 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 5.9 | |||||
| Round | 31.1 | 31.1 | 24.4 | 24.4 | 28.9 | 28.9 | 28.1 | |||||
| Sagittal condyle shape | Bird beak | 15.6 | 20.0 | 22.2 | 33.3 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 18.9 | 0.726 | 0.118 | ||
| Crooked finger | 8.9 | 6.7 | 8.9 | 6.7 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 8.1 | |||||
| Diamond | 24.4 | 24.4 | 17.8 | 20.0 | 13.3 | 15.6 | 19.3 | |||||
| Oval | 51.1 | 48.9 | 51.1 | 40.0 | 66.7 | 64.4 | 53.7 | |||||