Table 3. Frequency of the three observed patterns on the right and left hemimandibles.
Looping pattern | Right side | Left side | P value | ||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | ||
Anterior loop | 42 | 14.0 | 71 | 23.7 | <0.0001 |
Perpendicular pattern | 39 | 13.0 | 43 | 14.3 | |
Straight pattern | 219 | 73.0 | 186 | 62.0 |