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Table 2 Descriptive statistics and 95% CIs for the mesiodistal and buccolingual dimensions of the teeth on the right and left sides (mm) regardless of sex

From: Morphometric variations and nonmetric anatomical traits or anomalies of the primary molar teeth, plus the molars' size thresholds for sex identification

Jaw

Tooth

Width

Side

N

Mean

SD

CV (%)

95% CI

Min

Max

Maxilla

D

Mesiodistal

Right

61

7.21

0.57

7.9

7.06

7.36

6.10

8.36

Left

50

7.23

0.65

9.0

7.05

7.42

5.60

8.56

Total

111

7.22

0.60

8.3

7.11

7.33

5.60

8.56

Buccolingual

Right

61

8.92

0.70

7.8

8.74

9.10

7.23

10.01

Left

50

8.88

0.80

9.0

8.65

9.10

7.20

10.22

Total

111

8.90

0.74

8.3

8.76

9.04

7.20

10.22

E

Mesiodistal

Right

91

8.97

0.68

7.6

8.83

9.11

7.75

10.53

Left

77

9.00

0.75

8.3

8.83

9.17

7.68

10.52

Total

168

8.98

0.71

7.9

8.88

9.09

7.68

10.53

Buccolingual

Right

91

9.94

0.60

6.0

9.81

10.06

8.78

11.16

Left

77

10.01

0.62

6.2

9.87

10.15

8.75

11.08

Total

168

9.97

0.61

6.1

9.88

10.06

8.75

11.16

Mandible

D

Mesiodistal

Right

49

8.08

0.60

7.4

7.91

8.25

6.70

9.04

Left

48

8.07

0.57

7.1

7.90

8.23

6.68

8.95

Total

97

8.07

0.58

7.2

7.96

8.19

6.68

9.04

Buccolingual

Right

49

7.90

0.63

8.0

7.72

8.08

6.44

9.23

Left

48

7.77

0.62

8.0

7.59

7.94

6.56

9.33

Total

97

7.83

0.62

7.9

7.71

7.96

6.44

9.33

E

Mesiodistal

Right

64

10.02

0.71

7.1

9.84

10.19

8.78

11.34

Left

70

10.04

0.67

6.7

9.88

10.20

8.80

11.56

Total

134

10.03

0.69

6.9

9.91

10.15

8.78

11.56

Buccolingual

Right

64

9.42

0.80

8.5

9.22

9.62

7.99

11.00

Left

70

9.39

0.77

8.2

9.20

9.57

8.15

11.01

Total

134

9.40

0.78

8.3

9.27

9.54

7.99

11.01

  1. CV coefficient of variation, SD standard deviation, CI confidence interval, Min minimum, Max maximum