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Table 3 Frequency of total split of pterygopalatine suture (PPS) between males and females

From: Tomographic assessment of palatal suture opening pattern and pterygopalatine suture disarticulation in the axial plane after midfacial skeletal expansion

Parameter

Males

Females

Total

P value

Total split of PPS on Rt and Lt sides

17/20 (85.0%)

25/30 (83.3%)

42/50 (84.0%)

1.000

  1. RT right, LT left