Research Article

Hyoid Bone Position in Patients with and without Temporomandibular Joint Osteoarthrosis: A Cone-Beam Computed Tomography and Cephalometric Analysis

Table 2

Demographic data among the three groups.

Normal (N = 89)Indeterminate (N = 182)BOA (N = 156)-value

Age (years)20.32 ± 6.9124.34 ± 7.6920.90 ± 7.98<0.001

Age categorical
 <18 years35 (39.33%)39 (21.43%)59 (37.82%)<0.001
 >=18 years54 (60.67%)143 (78.57%)97 (62.18%)

Sex
 Female53 (59.55%)139 (76.37%)111 (71.15%)0.016
 Male36 (40.45%)43 (23.63%)45 (28.85%)