Use of Digital Panoramic Radiographs in the Study of Styloid Process Elongation

Table 7

Evaluation of the type of elongated styloid process on the right side according to age and sex.

	Type of elongation
	Elongated		Pseudoarticulated		Segmented		Total		values
		%		%		%		%
Total	162	75	8	3.7	46	21.3	216	100.0
Age
25 to 39	60	64.5	3	3.2	30	32.2	93	100.0	(1) = 0.009
40 to 59	76	81.7	5	5.4	12	12.9	93	100.0
60 to 80	26	86.6	—	—	4	13.3	30	100.0
Sex
Male	35	77.8	2	4.4	8	17.8	45	100.0	(1) = 0.955
Female	127	74.3	6	3.5	38	22.2	171	100.0

Significant association at 5.0%.
(1) Through the Fisher exact test.
(2) Through Pearson’s Chi-square test.