Table 2. Mean ± standard deviation in millimetres of mandibular distances of the 20 hemimandibles relative to various combinations of peak kilovoltage and milliampere.
kVp, mA | Up | Lo | Bu | Li | V | H |
60, 10 | 10.48 ± 4.23 | 8.13 ± 1.51 | 6.09 ± 1.19 | 3.47 ± 1.20 | 2.59 ± 0.54 | 2.84 ± 0.39 |
60, 15 | 10.57 ± 4.30 | 8.40 ± 1.39 | 6.22 ± 1.17 | 3.27 ± 1.08 | 2.44 ± 0.47 | 2.72 ± 0.47 |
80, 10 | 10.68 ± 4.25 | 8.31 ± 1.21 | 6.19 ± 1.22 | 3.21 ± 1.10 | 2.47 ± 0.46 | 2.67 ± 0.37 |
80, 15 | 10.73 ± 4.27 | 8.37 ± 1.39 | 6.22 ± 1.06 | 3.31 ± 1.54 | 2.51 ± 0.36 | 2.61 ± 0.42 |
100, 10 | 10.68 ± 4.31 | 8.53 ± 1.28 | 6.08 ± 1.39 | 3.35 ± 1.39 | 2.45 ± 0.57 | 2.60 ± 0.58 |
100, 15 | 10.66 ± 4.23 | 8.44 ± 1.25 | 5.95 ± 1.37 | 3.47 ± 1.28 | 2.58 ± 0.52 | 2.52 ± 0.50 |
120, 10 | 10.66 ± 4.33 | 8.39 ± 1.16 | 5.87 ± 1.39 | 3.44 ± 1.22 | 2.69 ± 0.60 | 2.54 ± 0.38 |
120, 15 | 10.67 ± 4.26 | 8.40 ± 1.24 | 5.97 ± 1.32 | 3.30 ± 1.19 | 2.66 ± 0.43 | 2.58 ± 0.41 |
Bu, distance between buccal border of mandibular canal and buccal border of the mandible; H, horizontal width of the mandibular canal; Li, lingual border of mandibular canal and lingual border of mandible; Lo, lower border of mandibular canal and horizontal level of lower border of mandible; Up, distance between superior border of mandibular canal and horizontal level of alveolar crest; V, vertical width of the mandibular canal.