Table 2 Classification of the cross-sectional morphology of the mandible and inter-radicular septum
Tooth | Morphology of the alveolar bone, n (%) | Morphology of the inter-radicular septum, n (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C | P | U | M | S–M | S | |
First molar | 87 (29.0) | 96 (32.0) | 117 (39.0) | 8 (2.7) | 124 (41.3) | 168 (56.0) |
Second molar | 46 (15.3) | 51 (17.0) | 203 (67.7) | 164 (54.7) | 105 (35.0) | 31 (10.3) |