Research Article

Antilingula as a Surgical Reference Point for Vertical Ramus Osteotomy

Table 2

Antilingula-related distances with their gender comparisons.

VariablesMale ()Female ()Gender comparison
MeanSDMeanSD valueSignificant

A-AntiL14.923.1013.902.180.540
P-AntiL18.961.9816.661.680.021Male>female
A-P33.903.8630.572.500.078
S-AntiL14.873.1712.532.630.408
I-AntiL40.073.1635.003.790.002Male>female
S-I54.944.2547.544.030.001Male>female

AntiL: antilingula; A: anterior ramus; P: posterior ramus; S: superior ramus; I: inferior ramus. : number of side; significant: ; ─: not significant.