Occurrence of the Elongated Styloid Process on Digital Panoramic Radiographs in the Riyadh Population

Table 2

Association of styloid process elongation, symptoms, and sides of the symptoms between different age groups.

Mean length among age groups (in mm)
Age groups							Right		Left
Less than 20 years		N					32		32
		Mean					13.40		12.73
		SD					17.03		15.03
20–29		N					102		102
		Mean					12.85		11.43
		SD					17.01		16.93
30–39		N					70		70
		Mean					16.22		19.81
		SD					17.56		18.07
40–49		N					58		58
		Mean					13.77		16.69
		SD					15.89		17.14
Above 50 years		N					38		38
		Mean					14.54		15.15
		SD					16.06		16.23
Total		N					300		300
		Mean					14.09		15.01
		SD					16.64		17.07
Association of styloid process elongation among different age groups
			Age groups					χ^2 value		value
			Less than 20 years	20–29	30–39	40–49	Above 50 years
Elongated	No	N	28	70	44	46	30	4.909		0.297
	Yes	N	4	32	26	12	8
Symptoms	No	N	30	88	64	52	38	3.357		0.5
	Yes	N	2	14	6	6	0

Statistical significance set at 0.05; N, number of samples; χ² value, chi-square value.