Assessment of Anterior Loop of Inferior Alveolar Nerve and Its Anatomic Variations with Age, Gender, and Dentition Status in Indian Population: A CBCT Study

Table 4

Distribution of study population according to the prevalence of anterior looping of alveolar nerve on right and left sides.

Factor	Categories	Right side	Left side	value (chi-square test)
Age	20–40 years	210 (60.35%)	254 (78.40%)
	41–60 years	80 (22.99%)	40 (12.35%)
	61–80 years	58 (16.67%)	30 (9.25%)
Gender	Male	220 (63.22%)	164 (50.61%)
	Female	128 (36.78%)	160 (49.39%)
Dentition status	Partially edentulous	170 (48.85%)	160 (49.38%)	0.89
	Dentate	178 (51.15%)	164 (50.62%)

value < 0.05, statistically significant difference.