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The diameter of the PSAA and CS, the distance of the PSAA from the sinus floor, the distance of the PSAA and CS from the alveolar crest, the distance of the PSAA and CS from the nasal septum, and the distance from CS to the nasal cavity floor were measured. The distance between PSAA and the sinus floor showed no significant difference between the right and left sides nor between genders (p &lt; 0.05). The distance between the alveolar crest of PSAA and the distance between PSAA and to nasal septum was significantly higher on the left than on the right side (p &lt; 0.05). According to gender, female subjects exhibited a lower distance between PSAA and the nasal septum than males (p &lt; 0.05). 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