Morphometric Analysis of the Infraorbital Foramen: The Clinical Relevance

Table 2

Measurements of the infraorbital foramina on left and right sides in males and females.

Measurement	Male			Female			value
	Minimum	Maximum	Mean ± SD	Minimum	Maximum	Mean ± SD
Right infraorbital foramen
Maximum vertical diameter	1.46	3.69	3.06 ± 0.72	2.34	3.78	3.17 ± 0.51	NS
Maximum transverse diameter	2.10	3.83	3.21 ± 0.68	2.67	4.17	3.32 ± 0.50	NS
Distance from IOF to IOM	4.13	15.47	6.83 ± 1.97	3.28	9.25	5.52 ± 1.96	NS
Distance from IOF to ANS	28.54	40.47	34.25 ± 2.24	25.35	36.77	32.41 ± 3.56	NS
Distance from IOF to Na	33.27	53.37	42.70 ± 3.63	37.67	46.92	41.20 ± 3.00	NS
Left infraorbital foramen
Maximum vertical diameter	2.42	4.06	3.51 ± 0.45	2.47	4.16	3.22 ± 0.61	NS
Maximum transverse diameter	2.55	4.47	3.55 ± 0.53	2.55	4.06	3.36 ± 0.59	NS
Distance from IOF to IOM	5.12	11.53	7.66 ± 1.42	3.38	8.67	6.38 ± 1.71
Distance from IOF to ANS	28.60	39.76	34.41 ± 2.00	23.99	38.42	33.34 ± 4.05	NS
Distance from IOF to Na	34.22	49.37	42.79 ± 3.36	37.72	47.85	41.53 ± 2.92	NS

⁢ < 0.05; NS: not significant.