Table 3.
Centroid size (CS) variables in subjects without (control) and with at least one missing tooth (agenesis, mean: 2.7 teeth per subject), without considering third molars.
| Variables | Control | Agenesis | Size difference* | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ln(CS) | CS (mm) | ln(CS) | CS (mm) | |||
| Cranial base | females | 4.9494 | 141.08 | 4.9506 | 141.27 | ns |
| males | 4.9774 | 145.10 | 4.9797 | 145.43 | ns | |
| Maxilla | females | 5.0165 | 150.88 | 5.0115 | 150.12 | −0.504% |
| males | 5.0415 | 154.70 | 5.0362 | 153.89 | −0.524% | |
| Mandible | females | 5.3152 | 203.40 | 5.3227 | 204.93 | ns |
| males | 5.3543 | 211.51 | 5.3608 | 212.89 | ns | |
| Whole facial configuration | females | 6.2349 | 510.27 | 6.2291 | 507.28 | −0.586% |
| males | 6.2705 | 528.73 | 6.2649 | 525.77 | −0.560% | |
*Mean size difference of the agenesis from the control groups, shown only for statistically significant results; n = 808; females: n = 238, males: n = 166 per group.
ns = non-significant.