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Table 5 The mean and standard deviation (°) of DLR curvature in B-L, M-D orientation and angle of ML–DL–DB orifice according to root canal configuration of mandibular central and lateral incisors

From: Mandibular incisors with two canals are associated with the presence of the distolingual root in mandibular first molars: a cone-beam computed tomographic study

 

Central incisor

p value

Lateral incisor

p value

Single canal

Two canal

Single canal

Two canal

B-L orientation

37.0 ± 12.0

32.8 ± 11.6

0.148

34.6 ± 10.9

36.5 ± 12.8

0.484

M-D orientation

11.1 ± 6.5

8.9 ± 5.5

0.133

11.2 ± 6.7

9.9 ± 5.9

0.373

ML–DL–DB orifice

79.0 ± 6.9

7.9 ± 4.9

0.932

79.0 ± 7.2

79.1 ± 5.8

0.952

  1. DLR distolingual root, B-L buccolingual, M-D mesiodistal, ML–DB–DL mesiolingual–distolingual–distobuccal
  2. Analysis was performed using Student t-test; the level of statistical significance was set at p < .05
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BMC Oral Health

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