Pierrakou E D
School of Dentistry, University of Athens, Greece.
Hell Period Stomat Gnathopathoprosopike Cheir. 1990 Mar;5(1):13-6.
The aim of this study was to investigate the existence of asymmetry or not between the right and left side of the mandible. Three hundred eighty six edentulous dry mandibles were measured. The results showed that: --Asymmetry was found in a percentage of 82.26% between the two rami of the mandible, with the right ramus being smaller than the left (45.66%). --Asymmetry was found in a percentage of 82% between the two parts of the body of the mandible, with the right part being smaller than the left (51.91%). --Asymmetry was found in a percentage of 82.2% between the two sides of the mandible, with the right side being smaller than the left (47.4%). --Asymmetry was found in a percentage of 82.2% between the two sides of the arch, formed of the rounded lower border of the mandible, with the right side being smaller than the left (49.2%).
