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

Table 8

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

	Type of elongation								values
	Elongated		Pseudoarticulated		Segmented		Total
		%		%		%		%
Total	54	1.3	8	3.7	54	25.0	216	100.0
Age
25 to 39	5	9.1	3	3.2	35	37.6	93	100.0	(1) = 0.002
40 to 59	5	0.6	5	5.4	13	14.0	93	100.0
60 to 80	4	0.0	—	—	6	20.0	30	100.0
Sex
Male	2	1.1	2	4.4	11	24.4	45	100.0	(1) = 0.955
Female	22	13	6	3.5	43	25.1	171	100.0

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