Table 5. Patterns of Root canal width visibility of mandibular first, second, and third molars on both sides and both sexes. N – Number of participants, SD – Standard Deviation, RCW – Root Canal Width, A, B, C, U stands for different types of RCW.
Sex | Side | Type | N | Mean | SD | Minimum | Lower quartile | Median | Upper quartile | Maximum |
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Males | Right | RCW-A | 22 | 19.39 | 2.38 | 16.56 | 17.98 | 18.34 | 20.45 | 26.05 |
RCW-B | 40 | 19.47 | 1.65 | 16.11 | 18.57 | 19.49 | 20.55 | 23.05 | ||
RCW-C | 84 | 22.74 | 2.53 | 16.61 | 21.31 | 22.68 | 24.76 | 28.26 | ||
RCW-U | 37 | 22.35 | 2.24 | 18.06 | 20.81 | 22.03 | 24.36 | 26.13 | ||
Left | RCW-A | 20 | 19.06 | 1.91 | 16.56 | 18.00 | 18.26 | 19.75 | 22.79 | |
RCW-B | 38 | 19.89 | 2.28 | 16.11 | 18.64 | 19.41 | 21.11 | 26.05 | ||
RCW-C | 81 | 22.76 | 2.51 | 16.61 | 21.40 | 22.68 | 24.76 | 28.26 | ||
RCW-U | 44 | 21.85 | 2.34 | 17.92 | 20.25 | 21.32 | 23.68 | 26.13 | ||
Females | Right | RCW-A | 41 | 19.67 | 2.51 | 15.76 | 17.43 | 19.59 | 21.30 | 25.61 |
RCW-B | 56 | 19.71 | 1.95 | 16.02 | 18.45 | 19.42 | 20.86 | 23.86 | ||
RCW-C | 76 | 22.68 | 2.33 | 17.20 | 20.99 | 22.59 | 23.97 | 27.97 | ||
RCW-U | 47 | 21.90 | 2.72 | 16.57 | 20.12 | 21.20 | 23.19 | 28.75 | ||
Left | RCW-A | 51 | 19.30 | 2.18 | 15.76 | 17.43 | 19.14 | 20.85 | 24.74 | |
RCW-B | 36 | 20.18 | 2.59 | 16.02 | 18.45 | 19.95 | 21.15 | 26.24 | ||
RCW-C | 78 | 22.37 | 2.50 | 17.20 | 20.64 | 22.56 | 23.86 | 27.97 | ||
RCW-U | 55 | 21.95 | 2.37 | 18.51 | 20.24 | 21.25 | 23.14 | 28.75 |