Research Article

Morphometric Analysis of the Infraorbital Foramen: The Clinical Relevance

Table 3

Descriptive data of infraorbital foramina on the right and left sides of the crania.

MeasurementRightLeft value
MinimumMaximumMean ± SDMinimumMaximumMean ± SD

Maximum vertical diameter1.463.783.11 ± 0.612.424.163.31 ± 0.55NS
Maximum transverse diameter2.104.173.27 ± 0.582.554.473.33 ± 0.59NS
Distance from IOF to IOM3.2815.476.52 ± 2.033.3811.537.30 ± 1.57
Distance from IOF to ANS25.3540.4733.81 ± 2.6823.9939.7534.23 ± 2.56NS
Distance from IOF to Na33.2753.3742.37 ± 3.5234.2249.3742.52 ± 3.28NS

< 0.01; NS: not significant.