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Table 4 Distribution of root canal configurations in three-rooted MFMs according to Vertucci’s classification and other additional types

From: The morphology of permanent maxillary first molars evaluated by cone-beam computed tomography among a Yemeni population

 

Vertucci’s canal types

Additional canal types

New type

Total

I

II

III

IV

V

VI

VII

2-1-2-1†

1-2-3-2‡

1-2-3-2-1‡

1-3-1-2‡

3-2-1‡

1-2-1-2-1Â¥

1-2-3Â¥

2-1-2-1-2*

MBR

 n

66

93

86

42

21

25

8

16

1

1

1

1

8

1

2

372

 %

17.7

25

23.1

11.3

5.6

6.7

2.2

4.3

0.3

0.3

0.3

0.3

2.2

0.3

0.5

100

DBR

 n

357

2

11

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

372

 %

96

0.5

3

0

0.3

0

0.3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

100

PR

 n

370

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

372

 %

99.5

0

0

0

0.3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.3

0

0

100

  1. †Gulabivala et al. additional type
  2. ‡Sert and Bayirli additional types
  3. ¥Senan et al. additional types
  4. *Not reported in earlier published studies