As sections were made from the base upwards, there was a decreasing trend in both the AP and the TD of odontoid process [ Figure 2 ] till the waist was reached [ Figure 3 ].
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As sections were taken above the waist, there was now an increasing trend in both the AP and the TD, confirming the location of the waist [Figures 1 – 4 ].
‘ P ’ values <0.05 and <0.001 were considered ‘significant’ and ‘highly significant’ respectively.