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. 2024 Aug 1;42(2):2–14. doi: 10.5281/zenodo.13335709

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
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