Table 1.
Morphometric measurements (in mm) and symmetry of the location of the mental foramen. No statistical difference was observed between morphometric data or two sides according to the Student’s t-test (p less than 0.05).
| Total | Symmetry | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Right | Left | P value | ||
| Mean (±Std) | Mean (±Std) | Mean (±Std) | ||
| Anterior | 14.71 (±2.24) | 15.77 (±2.51) | 13.65 (±1.69) | 0.074 |
| Posterior | 12.67 (±2.18) | 12.19 (±2.60) | 13.15 (±1.98) | 0.067 |
| P value | 0.19 | 0.07 | 0.34 | |
| Upper | 22.61 (±4.45) | 21.92 (±4.90) | 23.03 (±3.87) | 0.14 |
| Lower | 23.04 (±3.23) | 23.41 (±3.83) | 22.67 (±2.97) | 0.063 |
| P value | 0.24 | 0.16 | 0.21 |