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Table 6 The angle between the buccal and palatal roots of the maxillary molars

From: Investigating the anatomical relationship between the maxillary molars and the sinus floor in a Chinese population using cone-beam computed tomography

tooth position

n

Type I

Type II

Type III

Type IV

Type V

16

200

56.47 ± 29.30

37.71 ± 16.67

37.73 ± 22.74

36.40 ± 19.04

36.26 ± 20.13

17

200

41.84 ± 25.88

35.58 ± 17.55

36.77 ± 17.30

35.98 ± 7.17

34.60 ± 21.52

26

200

52.88 ± 28.47

38.89 ± 28.47

35.68 ± 17.03

37.29 ± 19.74

38.33 ± 19.31

27

200

40.99 ± 24.28

35.69 ± 17.70

36.09 ± 14.83

37.56 ± 11.86

31.55 ± 26.03

  1. Tooth position 16 represents the right first molar, 17 represents the right second molar, 26 represents left first molar, and 27 represents left second molar. Unit:°; data are presented as the mean SD
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