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. 2024 Mar 6;16(3):e55694. doi: 10.7759/cureus.55694

Table 1. Measurements of the length, width, angle, and interpterygoid distance of the pterygoid hamuli.

SD: Standard deviation, PH: Pterygoid hamulus

Parameters Mean ± SD Μinimum Maximum
Right Left Right Left
Length of PH (cm) 0.90 ± 0.22 0.50 0.50 1.25 1.64
Width of PH (cm) 0.30 ± 0.09 0.12 0.14 0.50 0.48
Angle of PH (0) 47.8 ± 8.8 15.30 18.10 70.60 74.50
Interpterygoid distance (cm) 3.31 ± 0.33 2.71 4.01