Table 3.

Mean length of the left and right styloid processes in the different age groups

Age group	n (%)	Average length of styloid process (mm)
		Left side	Right side
< 20	2 (2.06)	33.20 ± 2.69	33.95 ± 2.49
21 – 30	24 (24.74)	34.11 ± 6.32	33.18 ± 6.43
31 – 40	23 (23.71)	33.97 ± 7.20	35.78 ± 7.50
41 – 50	18 (18.56)	37.05 ± 7.92	38.66 ± 7.44
51 – 60	15 (15.56)	34.47 ± 5.94	35.06 ± 7.51
61 – 70	12 (12.37)	34.88 ± 7.91	35.30 ± 9.14
> 70	3 (3.09)	36.30 ± 6.94	38.67 ± 5.59
P value		0.84 (ns)	0.39 (ns)

ns = not significant