Investigation of coronoid process hyperplasia using Levandoski analysis on panoramic radiographs

Table 1 Condyle-gonion and coronoid-gonion distances according to gender

Total, n = 300	Right Cd-Go, Min-Max, mean ± SD	Right Cor-Go, Min-Max, mean ± SD	Left Cd-Go, Min-Max, mean ± SD	Left Cor-Go, Min-Max, mean ± SD
Male, n = 126	49.6-93.0; 72.56 ± 7.34	47.5-82.7; 67.75 ± 7.57	49.9-92.0; 72.26 ± 7.41	47.5-83.10; 67.03 ± 7.69
Female, n = 174	47.9-82.3; 65.45 ± 5.87	45.8-77.6; 61.07 ± 5.99	43.3-78.9; 65.33 ± 6.03	42.30-78.2; 60.69 ± 5.94
P value	< 0.001a	< 0.001 a	< 0.001 a	< 0.001a

^aStatistically significant. Measurements are in mm; Cd-Go: Distances between the tip of the condyle and gonion point; Cor-Go: Distances between the tip of the coronoid process and gonion point. SD: Standard deviation.

Table 2 Coronoid-gonion:condyle-gonion ratios according to gender

Total, n = 300	Right Cor-Go:Cd-Go, Min-Max, mean ± SD	Left Cor-Go:Cd-Go, Min-Max, mean ± SD
Male, n = 126	0.76-1.14; 0.93 ± 0.07	0.76-1.13; 0.93 ± 0.07
Female, n = 174	0.78-1.20; 0.93 ± 0.07	0.78-1.26; 0.93 ± 0.07
P value	0.929	0.859

Cd-Go: Distances between the tip of the condyle and gonion point; Cor-Go: Distances between the tip of the coronoid process and gonion point. SD: Standard deviation.