Analysis of the greater palatine foramen in a Lebanese population using cone-beam computed tomography technology.

Our data also illustrate significant sexual dimorphism in GPF geometry, endorsing previous reports of smaller GPF and GPC dimensions in females.[ 9 15 22 24 ] This dimorphism is not surprising in light of consistent reports of male–female differences in various parts of the craniofacial complex.[ 29 30 31 ] Although one of our linear measurements did not reach statistical significance in the comparison between sexes (distance to ANS on the left), this may have been the result of coincidence (due to insufficient numbers in the male/female subsamples) or perhaps even due to measurement error.

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