Table 1.

Distribution of type of lining epithelium according to stage of rhizogenesis

	Type of lining epithelium
	Absent		SSE		ERE		Total
Stage of rhizogenesis	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%
# 6	2	20.0	0	0.0	8	80.0	10	100.0
# 7	7	18.9	1	2.7	29	78.4	37	100.0
# 8	5	19.2	5	19.2	16	61.5	26	100.0
# 9	10	31.3	9	28.1	13	40.6	32	100.0
Total	24	22.9	15	14.3	66	62.9	105	100.0

*p value = 0,017 (Pearson chi-square)

N = Number of teeth

SSE = Stratified Squamous Epithelium

ERE = Enamel Reduced Epithelium