Table 4 Results of the statistical analysis of the high-grade HFM patients.

From: Morphological and quantitative study of the inferior alveolar nerve canal in hemifacial microsomia

Age

 Mean differences (mm) (normal side minus affected side) (Mean ± SD)

Sd

MaF-Go

MaF-SN

MaF-MeF

MeF-Go

MeF-SN

MeF-Sym

A

-0.78 ± 2.36

-0.19 ± 1.33

1.74 ± 2.66*

3.58 ± 3.52*

3.33 ± 3.80*

4.42 ± 3.98*

0.84 ± 2.53

B

-0.51 ± 2.31

-0.07 ± 2.42

1.16 ± 2.89*

6.00 ± 4.39*

5.31 ± 3.85*

4.61 ± 5.50*

0.22 ± 1.39

C

-0.62 ± 3.41

0.82 ± 2.89

2.60 ± 3.72*

5.12 ± 4.56*

4.63 ± 4.78*

4.95 ± 5.30*

0.25 ± 2.97

D

-0.12 ± 3.23

-0.35 ± 2.08

3.20 ± 3.78*

6.96 ± 6.91*

7.12 ± 6.12*

6.40 ± 6.75*

1.20 ± 3.03

E

3.53 ± 6.54

2.27 ± 10.95

10.02 ± 5.74*

4.76 ± 3.61*

13.26 ± 7.28*

11.96 ± 7.83*

1.02 ± 5.59

  1. *Significant difference between normal and microsomic sides from Student t-test (P < 0.05).