Genial tubercles: Morphological study of the controversial anatomical landmark using cone beam computed tomography

Table 1 Genial tubercles pattern distribution as a function of sex

Type	Gender				Total
	Male (n = 106) (% = 32%)		Female (n = 49) (% = 68%)
	No	%	No	%	No	%
I	14	13.20%	8	16.30%	22	14.20%
II	24	22.60%	11	22.40%	35	22.60%
III	39	36.80%	18	36.70%	57	36.80%
IV	23	21.70%	8	16.30%	31	20%
V	6	5.70%	4	8.20%	10	6.40%

χ² = 1.0391, P = 0.9

Table 2 Dimensions of the genial tubercles

Dimensions	Mean ± SD	Maximum	Minimum
GTH (mm)	6.67 ± 3.04	16.08	2.34
GTW (mm)	6.23 ± 1.93	11.77	1.8
I-SGT (mm)	8.26 ± 2.7	15.82	1.57
IGT-M (mm)	8.13 ± 3.07	14.9	1.31

GTH: Genial tubercles height; GTW: Genial tubercles width; I-SGT: GTs to the lower central incisors; IGT-M: Genial tubercles to the menton.