Table 6.
Dentine thickness in cross-sectional view in mm (mean, ±standard deviation).
| Position | Surface | Maxillary canine (n = 250) | Mandibular canine (n = 250) | ||||
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| Mean | ±SD | Range | Mean | ±SD | Range | ||
| At CEJ | Buccal | 2.28 | ±0.347 | 1.45–2.65 | 2.02 | ±0.327 | 1.31–2.42 |
| Palatal/lingual | 2.51 | ±0.393 | 1.66–3.46 | 2.18 | ±0.347 | 1.71–2.76 | |
| Mesial | 1.72 | ±0.333 | 0.96–2.67 | 1.54 | ±0.321 | 1.11–1.92 | |
| Distal | 1.94 | ±0.311 | 1.22–2.73 | 1.75 | ±0.314 | 1.28–2.37 | |
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| Middle third | Buccal | 2.09 | ±0.376 | 1.07–2.99 | 2.20 | ±0.369 | 1.15–2.26 |
| Palatal/lingual | 2.33 | ±0.425 | 0.97–3.36 | 2.61 | ±0.416 | 1.16–2.59 | |
| Mesial | 1.40 | ±0.306 | 0.79–2.44 | 1.31 | ±0.312 | 0.79–1.77 | |
| Distal | 2.14 | ±0.256 | 0.98–2.37 | 2.72 | ±0.246 | 0.95–1.70 | |
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| Apical third | Buccal | 1.78 | ±0.389 | 1.21–2.55 | 1.50 | ±0.359 | 0.72–2.11 |
| Palatal/lingual | 1.97 | ±0.446 | 1.25–3.02 | 2.90 | ±0.384 | 0.96–2.58 | |
| Mesial | 1.74 | ±0.326 | 0.59–2.09 | 0.92 | ±0.306 | 0.54–1.89 | |
| Distal | 2.01 | ±0.314 | 0.67–1.85 | 1.84 | ±0.311 | 0.61–1.75 | |
CEJ: cementoenamel junction; SD: standard deviation.